THE  LIBRARY 

OF 

THE  UNIVERSITY 
OF  CALIFORNIA 

LOS  ANGELES 


GIFT  OF 


WILLIAM   P.    WREDEN 


A  RECORD  OF  THE  SERVICES 


COMMISSIONED  OFFICEKS 

AND  ENLISTED  MEN 


OF 


KITTERY  AND  ELIOT.  MAINE, 


Who  served  their  Country  on  land  and  sea  in  the  American 
Revolution,  from   1775  to  1783. 


BOSTON : 

ALFRED  MUDGE  &  SON,  PRINTERS, 
24  FRANKLIN  STREET. 


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To  the  Men  of  Kittery  who  gave  their  lives  on  land  and  sea,  in  battle 
or  in  prison,  from  1775  to  1783,  that  this  country  might  be 
free,  and  that  their  example  may  speak  to  com- 
ing generations,  this  volume  is 
respectfully  inscribed. 


By  LIEUT.  OLIVER   P.  REMICK,  Engineer  Corps, 

U.  S.  Revenue  Cutter  Service. 

Member  of  the  Maine  Historical  Society  and  the 

Maine  Genealogical  Society. 


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Kittery,  at  the  commencement  of  the  war  for  Independence,  was 
composed  of  the  present  towns  of  Kittery  and  Eliot,  and  this  record 
takes  in  the  soldiers  and  sailors  of  both  towns ;  but  Eliot's  soldiers 
are  not  mentioned  as  such  in  their  individual  records,  but  one  can 
tell  by  the  parish  or  militia  company  residence  of  the  man,  in  which 
town  as  now  constituted  he  lived  ;  whenever  the  word  "  town"  occurs 
in  the  following  pages,  it  refers  to  and  means  the  old  town  of 
Kittery  as  it  was  in  1775. 

The  town  at  that  time  was  divided  into  three  parishes,  viz.,  first, 
or  lower ;  second,  or  upper  ;  and  third,  or  middle.  The  first  parish 
was  that  part  of  the  town  south  of  a  line,  commencing  at  Ports- 
mouth Ferry,  near  the  old  Rice  House,  and  running  north  fifty-four 
degrees  east,  to  the  town  of  York.  The  second  parish  was  the 
present  town  of  Eliot,  and  the  third  parish  comprised  that  part  of 
the  town  between  the  other  two  parishes. 

In  1775,  the  town  had  four  companies  of  militia,  all  belonging 
to  the  First  Regiment  of  Infantry  of  York  County,  commanded  by 
Col.  Edward  Cutts,  a  resident  of  the  town,  but  in  1776,  the  militia 
was  reorganized,  and  the  four  companies  increased  to  six,  all 
belonging  to  the  Second  Regiment  of  York  County,  and  commanded 
by  Col.  John  Frost,  a  resident  of  the  town,  also  an  officer  in  the  last 
French  war.  The  second  major  was  John  Shapleigh  of  the  town, 
and  the  adjutant  was  Lieut.  Andrew  P.  Fernald,  also  a  resident. 

The  above  officers  all  served  with  the  Continental  Army  at 
various  times  during  the  war,  as  did  nearly  all  the  company  officers. 

The  officers  and  location  of  the  six  town  companies  were  as 
follows:  the  First  Company's  were  Capt.  Elisha  Shapleigh,  First 
Lieut.  James  Shapleigh,  Second  Lieut.  Thomas  Hammond,  and 
comprised  that  part  of  the  second  parish  between  Sturgeon  Creek, 
the  residence  of  Miss  Farmer,  the  river,  and  the  town  of  York. 

The  Second  Company's  were  Capt.  William  Holbrook,  First 
Lieut.  William  Deering,  Jr.,  and  Second  Lieut.  Daniel  Billings,  and 
the  bounds  were  that  part  of  the  first  parish  east  of  Spruce  Creek. 


The  Third  Company's  were  Capt.  Richard  Rogers,  First  Lieut. 
William  Haley,  Second  Lieut.  John  Godsoe,  and  comprised  those 
parts  of  both  the  first  and  third  parishes,  west  of  Spruce  Creek. 

The  Fourth  Company's  were  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton,  First 
Lieut.  William  Raitt,  and  Second  Lieut.  Charles  Frost,  and  com- 
prised all  of  the  second  parish,  north  of  the  First  Company  bounds. 

The  Fifth  Company's  were  Capt.  Samuel  Weeks,  First  Lieut. 
William  Lewis,  and  Second  Lieut.  Nicholas  Weeks,  and  comprised 
all  of  the  third  parish,  east  of  Spruce  Creek. 

The  Sixth  Company's  were  Capt.  Parker  Foster,  First  Lieut. 
William  Spinney,  and  Second  Lieut.  Timothy  Spinney,  and  comprised 
that  part  of  the  second  parish,  south  of  the  First  Company  bounds. 

By  referring  to  the  above  parish  and  company  bounds,  the  reader 
can  tell  where  the  soldiers  lived,  etc.  Population  of  town  in  1776,  in 
First  Parish,  923 ;  in  Second  Parish,  1457 ;  in  Third  Parish,  656. 
Total,  3036.  Male  residents  of  the  town,  over  sixteen  years  old,  618 
white,  22  Quakers,  and  19  negroes,  indians,  and  mixed.  Total  males 
over  sixteen  years  old,  659. 

The  town  on  Dec.  13,  1774,  chose  the  following  Committee  of 
Inspection,  Correspondence  and  Safety,  Capt.  John  H.  Bartlett, 
William  Leighton,  Nathaniel  Remick,  Dea.  Jonathan  Hammond, 
Moses  Hanscom,  William  Stacy,  Capt.  John  Frost,  William  Cottle, 
William  Remick,  Robert  Morrell,  Ezekiel  Allen,  Samuel  Weeks, 
John  Rogers,  Dr.  Daniel  Pierce,  Edmund  Hammond,  Samuel  Rice, 
John  Dennett,  Jr.,  William  Lewis,  Benjamin  Fernald,  Charles 
Chauncy,  Esq.,  Elihu  Gunnison,  Dea.  Joseph  Gunnison,  Joseph 
Billings,  Joshua  Staples,  and  William  Holbrook.  They  were  farmers, 
merchants,  shipbuilders,  and  professional  men,  also  active  and  retired 
officers  of  the  militia,  but  were  men  of  mature  age ;  this  committee 
had  a  great  deal  to  do  in  the  following  years,  in  looking  after  the 
military  interests  of  the  town. 

The  militia  of  the  town,  as  such,  was  not  ordered  upon  any 
duty- with  the  Continental  armies  or  by  themselves,  and  although 
historians  and  writers  of  the  Revolution  speak  about  the  militia  of 
the  colonies  as  being  on  duty  at  various  times,  the  writer  has  been 
unable  to  find  but  few  instances  of  the  State  Militia  being  ordered  on 
duty  as  such :  what  were  called  militia  were  properly  State  troops  ; 
they  were  enlisted  and  drafted  for  a  certain  duty  or  time  from  the 
militia,  officers  and  men. 

That  is,  regiments  would  be  formed  of  companies  from  several 
counties.  Companies  from  men  of  several  different  militia  regiments, 


so  that  the  troops  when  organized  for  field  service  would  be  State 
troops,  differing  only  from  the  Continental  or  Regular  Troops  in  time 
of  service. 

These  State  regiments  were  always  called  by  the  name  of  their 
colonels.  The  Continental  regiments  were  often  called  by  the  name 
of  their  colonels  also;  but  they  had  a  number  or  State  name,  and 
this  number  is  used  by  the  writer,  because  some  of  the  Continental 
regiments,  had  several  colonels  during  the  war,  and  thus  would 
confuse  the  reader. 

An  abstract  of  each  Continental  and  State  organization  services 
in  which  men  fromihe  town  served  during  the  war,  will  save  repetition 
in  the  individual  records,  and  is  here  given  for  reference. 

Four  days  after  the  battles  of  Lexington  and  Concord,  Massa- 
chusetts issued  a  call  for  volunteers,  and  Kittery  nobly  responded  by 
raising  two  companies,  commanded  by  Captains  Tobias  Fernald  and 
Samuel  Leighton,  both  residents  of  the  town ;  the  men  enlisted  to 
serve  until  Jan.  1,  1776,  and  both  companies  were  mustered  into 
the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  Infantry  of  the  United  Colonies,  com- 
manded by  Col.  James  Scammon.  During  its  time  of  service  the 
regiment  marched  to  Cambridge,  in  May,  1775,  and  had  been  in 
camp  about  four  weeks  when  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill  was  fought, 
in  which  it  took  part ;  after  the  battle  it  was  stationed  at  Cambridge, 
and  manned  Fort  No.  1,  and  the  redoubt  near  it,  and  was  in  Gen. 
William  Heath's  brigade,  of  Gen.  Israel  Putnam's  division,  forming 
the  centre  of  the  American  army,  under  General  Washington,  sur- 
rounding the  British  army  in  Boston,  and  so  the  regiment  remained 
until  Dec.  31,  1775,  when  it  was  mustered  out  of  service.* 

June  5,  1775,  the  town  voted  to  have  a  watch  of  twenty  men  on 
duty  every  night  until  further  orders,  and  as  many  men  by  day  as 
the  commanding  officers  of  the  militia  companies  thought  proper. 

Capt.  John  Shapleigh's  company  of  Coast  Guards  were  author- 
ized by  the  Massachusetts  Legislature,  June  28,  1775,  and  were 
enlisted  to  serve  until  Dec.  31, 1775  ;  they  were  stationed  in  the  town 
and  performed  the  duty  of  preventing  parties  from  the  British  men- 
of-war  landing  and  looting  the  town ;  they  also  helped  construct 
Fort  McClary  and  Sullivan ;  and  guarded  against  any  surprise  from 
the  enemy  by  way  of  the  sea ;  this  company  was  under  the  directions 
of  the  field  officers  of  the  First  York  County  Regiment  of  Militia, 
and  the  men  were  mostly  residents  of  the  town. 

*  For  a  more  detailed  account  of  the  services  of  this  regiment  the  reader  is  referred  to 
Nathan  Goold's  History  of  the  Regiment. 


There  appears  to  have  been  no  fort  or  fortification  in  the  town  at 
the  commencement  of  the  war,  except  Fort  William,  an  earthwork, 
now  called  Fort  McClary.  Fort  Sullivan,  on  Fernald's  Island,  in  the 
river,  now  a  part  of  the  United  States  Navy  Yard,  was  built  in  this 
year,  and  garrisoned  by  the  State  of  New  Hampshire,  but  the  men 
were  about  all  residents  of  Kittery.  Fort  William,  now  Fort 
McClary,  appears  to  have  been  repaired  and  reconstructed  also  this 
year  by  the  Committee  of  Safety,  but  probably  had  no  permanent 
garrison  during  the  war;  it  had  two  12-pound  cannon  mounted 
there  by  June  10,  1776,  also  some  9-pounders. 

There  were  also  men  from  the  town  in  the  forts  on  the  New 
Hampshire  side  of  the  river,  Washington  and  Hancock. 

Capt.  R.  Follett's  Artillery  Company  at  Kittery  Point  in 
November,  1775,  was  probably  a  volunteer  association,  as  no  doubt 
were  also  Capt.  Wm.  Deering's  company  of  carpenters,  and  Capt. 
Samuel  Stacy's  company  of  militia. 

The  British  war  ships  "  Scarboro,"  Captain  Barclay,  and 
"  Canceau,"  Captain  Mowatt,  lay  off  the  town  during  the  summer  of 
1775,  and  doubtless  their  crews  had  several  skirmishes  with  the 
above  named  local  companies. 

The  State  of  New  Hampshire  employed  some  vessels  in  the 
river  this  year  as  a  State  navy,  and  some  men  from  the  town  were 
on  them. 

The  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment  of  Infantry,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney,  in  which  were  about  all  the  men  from  the  town  in  the 
regular  army  in  1776,  was  raised  in  the  latter  part  of  1775  to  serve 
for  one  year  from  Jan.  1, 1776  ;  the  regiment  in  January,  1776,  was  in 
Brig. -Gen.  Wm.  Heath's  brigade,  of  Maj.-Gen.  Israel  Putnam's 
division,  under  General  Washington  at  Cambridge ;  they  marched 
into  Boston  upon  its  evacuation  by  the  British  army  in  March,  1776, 
and  remained  on  duty  in  the  city,  until  Aug.  8,  when  they  started  on 
their  way  for  Ticonderoga,  arriving  Sept.  2,  1776,  at  Mount  Inde- 
pendence, opposite  Fort  Ticonderoga ;  here  they  were  in  the  brigade 
of  Gen.  B.  Arnold,  and  some  of  the  regiment  was  in  the  naval  battle 
of  Oct.  13,  on  Lake  Champlain,  between  the  British  and  American 
fleets,  where  several  men  belonging  to  the  regiment  were  killed. 
Major-Gen.  Philip  Schuyler  commanded  the  whole  American  army 
around  Ticonderoga.  The  regiment  remained  at  Mount  Independence 
until  Nov.  20,  when  they  were  transferred  to  Fort  George,  on  Lake 
George,  where  they  remained  until  Dec,  31,  1776,  when  it  was 


mustered  out  of  the  service  ;  several  men  from  the  town  died  during 
the  year,  serving  with  this  regiment.* 

There  were  also  a  few  men  from  the  town  this  year  in  the 
Seventh  Continental  Infantry,  Col.  Wm.  Prescott,  who  commanded  at 
Bunker  Hill.  This  regiment  served  around  Boston,  in  same  brigade 
as  the  Eighteenth  Continental,  until  after  its  evacuation  in  March, 
1776  ;  then  was  marched  to  New  York,  in  General  Heath's  brigade; 
was  a  part  of  Governor's  Island  garrison  in  August,  1776 ;  in  Gen. 
John  Nixson's  brigade  of  Gen.  Nathaniel  Green's  division ;  where 
it  took  part  in  the  Battle  of  Long  Island,  and  the  various  other 
engagements  around  New  York  City,  resulting  in  the  city  being  cap- 
tured by  the  British ;  was  stationed  at  Throgg's  Neck,  in  October, 
1776,  under  General  Heath,  after  which  it  remained  near  the  city 
until  it  was  mustered  out,  Dec.  31,  1776. 

Capt.  Phillip  Hubbard's  Company,  of  Coast  Guards,  in  which 
were  many  Kittery  men,  was  authorized  by  the  State  of  Massa- 
chusetts, and  the  men  were  enlisted  in  January,  1776,  for  the  year; 
they  were  stationed  in  Kittery  and  York ;  on  an  alarm  by  the  enemy, 
the  officers  to  obey  any  militia  officer  of  superior  rank,  but  to 
command  any  militia  officer  of  equal  or  lower  rank. 

About  forty  men  from  the  town  were  raised  for  three  months 
service,  in  February,  1776,  and  were  in  Capt.  Abel  Moulton's  Com- 
pany, of  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops ;  the  regiment  served  in  General  Washington's  army,  under 
General  Thomas,  around  and  in  Boston,  until  March  31,  1776,  when 
it  was  mustered  out. 

Capt.  J.  Goodwin's  Company,  of  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's 
Regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  had  many  men  of  the 
town  ;  they  marched  July  22,  1776,  to  join  the  Northern  Army,  under 
General  Schuyler,  and  served  around  Lake  Champlain  and  Lake 
George;  was  on  the  Continental  ship  "Trumbull,"  in  the  fight  on 
Lake  Champlain,  Oct.  13,  1776,  and  the  company  was  discharged, 
Nov.  30,  1776,  at  Albany,  N.  Y. 

About  twenty  men  from  the  town  were  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's 
Company,  of  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis'  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  They  marched  to  Boston,  in  August,  1776,  and  remained 
on  duty  there,  under  Gen.  A.  Ward,  until  December,  1776,  building 
forts,  etc.,  when  the  regiment  was  mustered  out  of  the  service.  There 
were  also  several  men  from  the  town  in  1776,  in  each  of  the  follow- 

*  For  a  more  detailed  account  of  the  services  of  thii  regiment  the  reader  is  referred  to 
Nathan  Goold's  History  of  the  Regiment. 


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ing  regiments  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  Col.  Timothy 
Bedel's  and  Col.  Joshua  Wingate's.  They  each  served  part  of  the 
year  in  Canada  and  around  Lake  Champlain  under  General  Arnold, 
and  were  in  several  actions  with  the  British. 

The  Continental  frigate  "Raleigh,"  Capt.  Thomas  Thompson, 
whose  keel  was  laid,  March  21,  1776,  on  Langdon's  Island,  in  the 
town,  was  launched  May  21,  1776,  and  commenced  enlisting  men  in 
June,  but  remained  in  the  river  during  this  year. 

The  privateer  brig  "  Dalton,"  of  140  tons  measurement,  built  and 
owned  in  Newburyport,  Mass.,  commanded  by  Eleazer  Johnston  of 
the  same  town,  sailed  from  there  Nov.  15,  1776,  for  the  Piscataqua 
River,  to  enlist  men ;  and  about  fifty  men  from  the  vicinity  enlisted 
on  her,  including  about  twenty-five  from  Kittery,  among  whom 
were  Samuel  Stacy,  afterwards  master  of  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Richard,"  Captain  Jones,  when  she  captured  the  "  Serapis,"  and 
who  did  much  to  win  that  celebrated  victory ;  also  Stephen  Lawley, 
who  was  killed  on  the  "Richard,"  during  the  battle,  and  several 
others  who  enlisted  on  Commodore  Jones'  fleet  and  were  in  the  battle. 
She  sailed  from  Kittery  on  Nov.  26,  1776,  and  on  Dec.  24,  at  nine 
o'clock  in  the  evening,  was  captured  by  the  British  frigate  "  Reason- 
able." The  "Dalton"  carried  twenty-two  cannon,  twenty  swivels, 
and  a  crew  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  men.  She  was  renamed 
"  Fortune  "  by  her  captors,  and  was  the  most  successful  privateer  in 
the  British  service  in  the  war  with  France. 

The  "  Reasonable"  carried  the  "  Dalton's"  officers  and  crew  to 
England,  where  they  were  confined  on  different  war  ships,  until  June, 
1777,  when  they  were  sent  to  Mill  Prison,  at  Plymouth,  and  remained 
there  until  March  15,  1779,  when  they  were  sent  on  board  a  cartel 
transport,  the  "  Millford,"  and  sailed  March  25,  arrived  Peambeuf 
Roads,  April  1,  then  to  Nantes,  France,  to  be  exchanged,  and  soon 
after  many  of  them  enlisted  on  Com.  Paul  Jones'  fleet. 

They  suffered  terrible  privations  during  their  imprisonment,  two 
residents  of  the  town  dying  in  the  prison,  and  about  all  the  others 
were  ruined  in  health.* 

In  December,  1776,  Capt.  Win.  Holbrook's  company  of  sixty 
men  were  enlisted  and  drafted  for  the  town,  and  served  in  Col.  John 
Frost's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  for  three  months, 
around  New  York  and  Connecticut.  They  marched  from  the  town 

*  For  a  complete  account  of  the  two  years  and  a  half  imprisonment,  the  reader  is  referred 
to  a  •'  Relic  of  the  Revolution,"  written  by  a  Charles  Herbert,  of  Newburyport,  one  of  the 
"Dalton's"  crew,  who  kept  a  journal  during  the  entire  time. 


about  Dec.  13,  1776,  through  Portsmouth,  Lynn,  Cambridge,  and 
Providence,  R.  I.,  to  Fairfield,  Conn.  The  regiment  was  at  Danbury, 
Conn.,  on  Dec.  28,  in  Brig. -Gen.  Jonathan  Warner's  brigade,  Major- 
Gen.  Benj.  Lincoln's  division.  The  regiment  arrived  at  Peekskill, 
N.  Y.,  on  the  Hudson  River,  on  Jan.  6,  1777,  where  the  brigade  was 
in  command  of  Brig. -Gen.  Jotham  Moulton ;  on  Jan.  10,  the  regiment 
was  ordered  by  General  Lincoln  to  march  to  North  Castle,  where  it 
was  on  the  14th ;  on  that  date  was  ordered  to  Tarrytown  by 
General  Moulton,  where  it  was  on  the  15th;  on  the  17th  the 
brigade  marched  to  Williams',  Colonel  Frost's  regiment,  acting  as 
front,  rear,  and  flank  guards  for  the  marching  column  ;  they  had  some 
fighting  with  the  enemy  near  King's  Bridge,  on  the  18th  to  21st; 
on  Jan.  24,  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  Mile  Square  by  General 
Moulton,  and  on  Jan.  29,  the  regiment  returned  to  Tarrytown  and 
Dobbs  Ferry.  Major-General  Heath  commanded  the  American  army 
in  this  vicinity,  on  Jan.  31.  On  Feb.  8,  the  regiment  was  ordered  to 
Peekskill,  and  to  take  orders  there  from  General  McDougall ;  they 
were  there  the  13th,  and  Capt.  Holbrook's  company,  also  Captain 
Perkins',  were  sent  to  Fort  Constitution.  The'  regiment  was  at 
Peekskill  on  March  12,  and  the  men  were  ordered  to  return  all  equip- 
ments to  the  Continental  store,  when  they  probably  marched  for 
home. 

Fort  Sullivan  was  garrisoned  during  the  year  1776  by  Capt.  E. 
Daniel's  company,  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops. 
Many  of  the  men  were  residents  of  the  town,  and  several  residents 
were  in  the  company  at  Fort  Washington,  on  the  New  Hampshire 
side  of  the  river. 

The  town's  quota  under  call  of  Jan.  26,  1777,  was  eighty-seven 
men  (one  seventh  of  all  males  over  sixteen  years  old),  for  three 
years'  service,  to  be  enlisted  by  the  officers  of  the  militia,  and 
during  January,  February,  and  March,  1777,  about  sixty-four  men 
enlisted  for  the  town,  for  three  years  or  for  the  war,  and  most  of  them 
served  in  the  Second  Massachusetts,  Col.  John  Bailey,  and  Twelfth 
Massachusetts,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer,  also  in  the  Eleventh  Massachu- 
setts, Col.  E.  Francis,  all  Continental  Infantry,  during  their  term  of 
service ;  the  last  two  regiments,  the  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Massa- 
chusetts, were  in  the  same  brigade  (Massachusetts  Third)  during 
1777-80,  under  Brig.-Gen.  John  Patterson.  The  Second  Regiment 
was  in  Brig.-Gen.  Ebenezer  Learned's  brigade.  The  following 
account  of  the  Twelfth  during  the  year  will  also  answer  for  the  Second 
Regiment,  and  for  the  Eleventh  Massachusetts.  The  Twelfth  Massa- 


chusetts  was  organized  at  Boston  in  January,  February,  and  March, 
1777,  and  marched  from  Boston  on  April  80  for  the  Northern  Army, 
and  arrived  at  Ticonderoga,  Brig.-Gen.  Enoch  Poor  commanding,  on 
May  20  ;  was  put  in  the  division  of  Major-Gen.  Arthur  St.  Clair. 
On  June  27,  Captain  Donnel's  company  went  to  man  the  fleet  on 
Lake  George.  Regiment  was  at  Ticonderoga  June  28,  1777.  July 
2,  the  regiment  had  an  engagement  with  the  enemy  and  drove  them 
back.  On  July  7  the  Continental  Army  was  forced  to  abandon 
Ticonderoga,  and  this  regiment  retreated  to  Rutland.  The  Eleventh 
Massachusetts  was  the  rear  guard  of  the  retreating  army,  and  suffered 
severely,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis  being  killed  on  this  date,  at  battle  of 
Hubbardston,  and  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper  was  appointed  to  command  it. 
Then  to  Fort  Edward ;  on  July  80  to  Fort  Miller,  then  to  Saratoga, 
and  on  Aug.  15  to  Van  Shaick  Island,  at  mouth  of  the  Mohawk  River, 
where  they  remained  until  Sept.  8,  when  they  marched  to  Stillwater, 
and  was  in  the  fight  of  Sept.  19  with  General  Burgoyne's  army ; 
remained  there,  and  fought  in  the  battle  at  Saratoga,  on  Oct.  7,  1777, 
and  witnessed  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne's  army  on  Oct.  17.  The 
next  day  they  marched  to  Albany,  where  they  embarked  on  transports, 
and  landed  at  King's  Ferry  on  Nov.  11.  Two  days  later  they 
marched  into  New  Jersey,  and  on  Nov.  22,  joined  General  Washing- 
ton's army  near  Philadelphia.  On  Dec.  20  they  marched  to  Valley 
Forge  and  went  into  winter  quarters. 

There  were  a  few  men  from  the  town  in  1777,  in  the  Third  Con- 
tinental Artillery,  Col.  John  Crane,  also  in  three  other  Continental 
regiments  of  infantry,  raised  at  large,  but  mostly  composed  of  men 
from  Massachusetts,  and  called  by  the  names  of  their  colonels,  viz. : 
Col.  Henry  Jackson's,  Col.  William  R.  Lee's,  and  Col.  David  Henley's. 
Col.  Jackson's  regiment  marched  Oct.  6,  1777,  and  Lee's  Oct.  2,  from 
Boston  to  join  Washington's  army ;  Henley's  regiment  remained  at 
Boston  during  the  year,  guarded  BurgO3rne's  army  after  they  arrived. 
Lieut.  William  Moore's  company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops, 
were  enlisted  May  1,  1777,  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1777,  and  were 
stationed  at  Kittery  Point  during  that  time  as  Coast  Guards.  The 
writer  has  been  unable  to  find  any  list  or  roll  of  these  men,  or  of 
Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company,  or  Capt.  Abel  Moulton's  company, 
both  raised  in  1776. 

There  were  sixteen  men  from  the  town  in  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's 
company  of  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops,  enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months' 
service  in  the  State  of  Rhode  Island,  under  Major-Gen.  Joseph 


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Spencer,  to  oppose  the  British  army  there ;  stationed  at  Providence, 
building  a  fort  all  the  time. 

There  were  about  thirty-five  men  from  the  town  in  Capt.  Elisha 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  Joseph  Storer's  regiment  of  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops,  raised  Aug.  14,  1777.  The  company  marched 
through  New  Durham,  N.  H.,  to  Bennington,  Vt.,  and  to  Stillwater,  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  army  under  Generals  Sclmj'ler  and  Gates, 
who  were  holding  General  Burgoyne's  army  in  check  around  Lake 
George  ;  they  took  part  in  the  various  battles  resulting  in  the  capture 
of  Burgoyne's  army.  The  company  was  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777, 
at  Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y.  Major-Gen.  A.  Ward  was  in  command 
of  the  Eastern  Department  at  Boston  until  March  20,  1777,  then  was 
succeeded  by  Major-Gen.  William  Heath,  who  remained  in  command 
until  Nov.  7,  1778.  Fort  Sullivan  (Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company)  and 
Fort  Washington  (Capt.  T.  Salter's  company),  on  the  river,  were 
garrisoned  during  the  year,  and  the  town  had  many  men  in  the 
companies.  They  had  several  combats  with  boats'  crews  from  the 
British  blockading  cruisers  off  the  mouth  of  the  river.  These  boats 
came  into  the  river  by  night  on  foraging  and  spying  trips. 

The  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  of  thirty-two  guns  and  about 
one  hundred  and  sixty  men,  Captain  Thompson,  after  many  delays, 
was  at  last  completed,  and  sailed  outof  the  river  about  Aug.  12, 1777, 
although  short  handed,  in  company  with  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Alfred,"  for  France.  On  Sept.  3  they  fell  in  with  a  British  fleet  of 
merchant  vessels  under  convoy.  The  "Raleigh"  engaged  the  brig 
"Druid,"  fourteen  guns,  of  H.  M.  N.,  one  of  the  convoying  ships. 
The  "Druid"  lost  six  killed  and  twenty-six  wounded,  and  had  to 
return  to  port.  The  "  Raleigh"  had  three  killed  or  wounded. 

The  American  ships  did  not  capture  any  of  the  fleet,  but  went  on 
their  way  to  France,  arriving  at  L'Orient  the  last  of  October,  1777, 
where  they  remained  until  the  end  of  the  year.  She  had  about  twenty 
men  from  the  town  among  her  crew,  also  the  boatswain,  carpenter, 
and  sailmaker  were  residents  of  the  town. 

The  Continental  warship  "Ranger"  was  built  and  launched 
from  the  island,  then  called  Langdon's,  now  called  Badger's,  during 
1777,  in  the  town,  on  the  same  blocks  and  ways  used  for  the 
"Raleigh"  previously.  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones  was  appointed  to 
command  her,  by  the  Navy  Board,  June  18,  1777  ;  under  his  superin- 
tendence she  was  fitted  out;  she  carried  eighteen  guns  and  about  one 
hundred  and  thirty  men,  including  about  twenty  men  from  the  town. 

The  "  Ranger  "  was  one  hundred  and  sixteen  feet  long  over  all, 


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beam  twenty-eight  feet,  depth  of  hold  thirteen  and  one  half  feet, 
three  hundred  and  eight  tons  measurement,  and  was  the  first  American 
ship  to  be  coppered  ;  there  was  a  light  topgallant  forecastle  open  aft, 
and  a  short  poop  deck  for  a  Captain's  cabin,  and  two  small  state- 
rooms on  the  transoms.  She  carried  fourteen  nine-pounders,  and 
four  six-pounders,  all  carriage  guns  ;  her  masts  raked  more  than  any 
other  ship  of  the  day,  and  she  was  considered  a  beauty  by  the  sailors. 
With  the  wind  anywhere  abaft  the  beam,  she  was  the  fastest  ship 
afloat.  Her  crew  was  recruited  to  full  complement,  with  a  large 
proportion  of  able  seamen,  and  nearly  all  were  native  Americans. 
Captain  Jones  said  it  was  the  best  crew  he  had  ever  seen. 

She  sailed  from  the  river  between  8  and  9  A.  M.,  on  Saturday, 
Nov.  1,  1777,  for  France,  carrying  dispatches  and  the  news  of  Gen- 
eral Burgoyne's  surrender  ;  she  captured  two  brigantines  on  her  way 
across  the  ocean,  and  arrived  at  Peambeuf  Roads  on  river  Loire, 
about  twenty-seven  miles  from  Nantes,  France,  on  Dec.  2,  and 
remained  there,  refitting,  until  end  of  the  year.  Captain  Jones  said 
after  the  war  that  she  was  the  best  ship  he  had  command  of  during 
the  war  in  actual  service,  and  he  commanded  ten  American  war  ves- 
sels during  the  Revolution. 

The  Second  Massachusetts  Infantry  of  General  Learned's  brigade, 
and  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Infantry  of  General  Patterson's 
brigade,  Third  Brigade  of  Massachusetts,  Major-Gen.  B.;  Lincoln's 
division,  of  General  Washington's  army,  also  the  Eleventh  Massa- 
chusetts Infantry,  were  in  winter  quarters  at  Valley  Forge,  on  Jan.  1, 
1778,  where  they  suffered  terrible  privations  during  the  winter,  and 
several  men  from  the  town  died  there ;  among  them  William  Dickson, 
of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts ;  also  Richard  Black  of  the  Eleventh 
Massachusetts. 

The  regiments  remained  at  Valley  Forge,  watching  the  British 
army  at  Philadelphia,  until  June  19,  1778,  when  they  crossed  the 
Schuylkill  River,  following  the  British  army,  and  took  part  in  the 
battle  of  Monmouth,  N.  J.,  on  June  28 ;  lost  several  men  killed  by 
the  enemy,  among  whom  was  Jedediah  Witham  of  the  town,  in  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry. 

After  the  battle  they  marched  to  King's  Ferry  and  crossed  the 
Hudson  River  on  July  14,  and  encamped  at  Peekskill,  N.  Y. ;  on 
July  16,  Colonel  Brewer  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  was  put  under 
arrest,  and  subsequently  court  martialed,  was  cashiered  Sept.  29, 
and  Lieut.-Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout  was  appointed  to  its  command. 


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On  Aug.  11,  1778,  the  regiment  marched  with  the  division  to 
Danbury,  Conn.,  under  General  Gates,  to  protect  the  stores  collected 
there,  where  they  remained  until  Oct.  21,  when  they  marched  to 
Hartford,  Conn.  On  Nov.  13,  Gen.  I.  Putnam  took  command  of  this 
army  from  Gates,  who  took  command  of  the  Eastern  Department,  at 
Boston,  relieving  General  Heath.  On  Nov.  22,  they  started  marching 
and  arrived  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  on  Dec.  10,  1778,  and  remained 
there  until  June  13,  1779.  Colonel  Crane's  Regiment  of  Artillery 
(Third  Continental)  seems  to  have  been  in  service  at  Boston,  until 
July,  1778,  then  to  Rhode  Island  until  end  of  year,  taking  part  in  the 
actions  there  under  Sullivan.  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regiment  was  at 
Valley  Forge  and  in  the  battle  of  Monmouth,  on  June  28, 1778,  under 
Washington ;  after  the  army  reached  the  Hudson  River,  it  was 
ordered  to  Rhode  Island,  where  it  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Quaker 
Hill,  on  Aug.  29,  1778,  under  General  Sullivan ;  it  remained  in 
Rhode  Island  until  end  of  year,  at  Pawtucket. 

Col.  David  Henley's  Continental  Regiment  marched  March  18, 
1778,  from  Boston  for  the  army  and  served  in  Rhode  Island  during 
the  year,  and  took  part  in  the  various  actions  there.  Col.  Wm.  R. 
Lee's  regiment  served  with  Jackson's  regiment,  probably,  during  the 
year.  There  were  about  twelve  men  from  the  town,  enlisted  or  drafted 
in  May,  1778,  to  serve  eight  months,  in  Capt.  Thomas  Hodgdon's 
company  of  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops,  to  re-inforce  the  Continental  Army  at  Peekskill,  N.  Y.,  where 
they  served  and  were  discharged  in  January  and  February,  1779. 

There  were  about  fifteen  men  from  the  town,  enlisted  or  drafted 
about  July  1,  1778,  to  serve  until  Jan.  1,  1779,  in  Capt.  Simeon 
Brown's  company  of  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops  for  service  in  Rhode  Island.  Gen.  John 
Hancock  commanded  the  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  under  Gen. 
John  Sullivan,  who  commanded  the  American  army  there ;  the  regi- 
ment was  in  the  battle  of  Rhode  Island,  on  Aug.  29,  1778,  with  the 
British  army,  and  retreated  with  the  Americans  to  the  main  land ; 
they  were  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778. 

About  twenty- five  men  from  the  town  enlisted  or  were  drafted 
April  1,  1778,  to  serve  until  July  1,  1778,  in  Capt.  Esaias  Treble's 
company  of  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regiment  of  Guards,  Massachusetts 
State  Troops ;  they  were  on  duty  at  Winter  Hill,  near  Boston, 
guarding  the  troops  of  the  convention  (General  Burgoyne's  captured 
army) . 

About  eight  men  were  enlisted  or  drafted  in  July,  1778,  and 


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served  until  Dec.  14,  1778,  in  Captain  Richard  Rogers'  company  of 
the  same  regiment  and  same  duty. 

About  eight  men  were  enlisted  or  drafted  in  September,  1778, 
and  served  until  Dec.  31,  1778,  in  Capt.  Wm.  Spinney's  company  of 
Colonel  Cogswell's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  they 
were  on  duty  guarding  and  fortifying  in  and  around  Boston,  under 
Gen.  Wm.  Heath.  Fort  Sullivan  (Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company)  and 
Fort  Washington  (Capt.  T.  Sailer's  company)  on  the  Piscataqua 
River,  were  garrisoned  during  the  year,  and  many  men  from  the 
town  served  in  them.  Major-Gen.  H.  Gates  relieved  Gen.  Wm. 
Heath,  at  Boston,  Nov.  17,  1778,  of  the  command  of  the  Eastern 
Department. 

The  Continental  frigate  "Raleigh,"  Captain  Thompson,  loaded 
with  military  stores  for  the  United  States  at  L'Orient,  France,  and 
sailed  in  company  with  the  "Alfred"  in  February,  1778,  for  the 
United  States.  On  March  9,  1778,  the  "Alfred"  was  captured  by 
the  British  warships  "Ariadne,"  twenty  guns,  and  the  "Ceres," 
fourteen  guns,  the  "Raleigh"  being  too  far  away  to  help  her  con- 
sort. She  continued  her  voyage,  and  arrived  at  Kittery  about 
April  7.  For  not  assisting  the  "  Alfred,"  her  commander  was 
severely  criticised,  and  soon  after  was  removed  from  command  of  the 
"  Raleigh."  Capt.  John  Barry  was  appointed  to  her  command,  and 
after  refitting,  she  sailed  to  Boston.  On  Sept.  25,  1778,  she  sailed 
from  that  port,  convoying  two  merchant  ships,  and  was  soon  sighted 
by  the  British  frigates  "  Experiment,"  of  fifty  guns,  and  the  "  Uni- 
corn," of  twenty-eight  guns.  The  "Raleigh"  had  a  running  fight 
with  them,  and  tried  to  escape,  but  could  not,  and,  to  avoid  capture, 
she  was  run  ashore,  on  the  evening  of  Sept.  27, 1778,  on  Wooden  Ball 
Island,  about  twenty  miles  from  the  Penobscot  River,  off  the  Maine 
coast,  and  set  on  fire  by  her  crew,  part  of  whom  escaped  to  the  shore, 
and  some  were  captured  ;  she  also  lost  ten  killed  and  wounded.  The 
British  put  the  fire  out  and  got  her  afloat  again,  and  used  her  in  their 
navy. 

The  Continental  ship  "Ranger,"  Captain  Jones,  sailed  from 
Nantes  Feb.  13,  1778,  and  captured  several  prizes.  On  Feb.  14, 
1778,  in  the  Bay  of  Quiberon,  France,  her  flag  received  the  first 
salute  in  Europe  given  to  the  American  flag,  being  saluted  by  the 
French  admiral.  She  remained  around  the  bay  until  March  3,  then 
sailed  along  the  coast  of  France,  arriving  at  Brest,  or  near  there,  on 
March  9. 

On  April  10,  1778,  she  sailed  from  Brest  for  a  cruise  along  the 


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coast  of  the  British  Isles.  She  captured  many  prizes  and  sent  them 
to  France.  On  April  23  a  part}7  under  Captain  Jones  went  ashore  at 
Whitehaven,  in  the  North  of  England,  on  the  Irish  Sea,  and  captured 
the  fort,  spiked  the  guns,  and  set  the  shipping  on  fire.  Midshipman 
Green,  of  Kittery,  was  on  this  expedition.  Captain  Jones  lost  one 
man  captured  and  took  one  prisoner. 

On  April  24,  a  battle  with  the  British  sloop-of-war  "Drake", 
occurred  off  the  Irish  coast,  near  Carrickfergus,  lasting  about  an 
hour,  and  resulting  in  the  surrender  of  the  "  Drake  "  to  the  "  Ranger." 
The  "  Drake  "  carried  twenty  guns,  and  more  men  than  the  "  Ranger." 
Her  commander  was  killed,  and  his  first  lieutenant  mortally  wounded, 
also  about  twenty  of  her  men  were  killed  and  wounded.  The 
"Ranger"  had  Third  Lieut.  Samuel  Wallingford  killed,  and  one 
man,  also  six  wounded.  Lieutenant  Wallingford  belonged  in  Somers- 
worth,  N.  H.  This  was  the  first  warship  belonging  to  the  British 
navy  captured  in  the  Revolution  and  retained,  and  the  news  gave  great 
joy  to  the  United  States. 

The  British  brig  "Patience"  was  captured  April  25,  a  prize 
crew  was  put  on  board  of  her,  including  some  men  from  the  town, 
and  she  was  sent  to  Brest,  arriving  there  May  10,  and  was  made  a 
prison  ship. 

The  "  Ranger"  arrived  at  Brest  on  Ma}7  7  with  her  prize,  the 
"  Drake,"  where  she  remained.  On  July  27  First  Lieutenant  Simp- 
son took  command  of  the  "  Ranger,"  by  authority  of  the  American 
Commissioners  in  France.  About  one  half  of  her  original  crew  who 
sailed  in  her  from  the  Piscataqua  left  her  in  France  to  go  on  priva- 
teers and  with  Jones.  She  sailed  for  America  on  August  21,  1778, 
in  company  with  the  Continental  frigates  "  Providence  "  and  "  Bos- 
ton." They  captured  several  prizes  on  the  voyage  across,  and  she 
arrived  in  the  Piscataqua  Oct.  16,  where  she  refitted  and  remained 
until  the  end  of  the  year. 

The  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry 
in  General  Patterson's  brigade,  were  in  Major-General  Steuben's 
division,  of  the  northern  army,  under  General  Washington,  and  were 
stationed  at  West  Point  and  in  that  vicinity  during  1779.  The  Second 
Massachusetts  was  also  stationed  in  that  vicinity  during  the  year. 

On  July  15,  1779,  the  Light  Companies  from  these  regiments  took 
part  in  the  assault  and  capture  of  Stony  Point,  one  of  the  most 
brilliant  exploits  of  the  war.  Lieut. -Col.  Wm.  Hull,  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts line,  commanded  the  battalion  in  which  were  the  above 


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companies,  and  several  men  from  the  town  were  in  the  assault,  under 
General  Wayne.  Each  Continental  Regiment  of  Infantry  had  one 
company  called  the  "  Light  Company"  ;  it  was  composed  always  of 
picked  officers  and  men  selected  with  great  care  from  the  regiment. 
During  a  campaign  these  companies  would  be  formed  into  provisional 
regiments  and  brigades,  and  quite  often  would  do  service  in  another 
part  of  the  country  from  where  their  own  regiments  were  serving, 
but  joining  their  own  regiments  after  the  campaign  was  over. 

Col.  Henry  Jackson's,  William  R.  Lee's,  and  David  Henley's 
Continental  regiments  were  all  in  Rhode  Island  under  General  Sulli- 
van at  commencement  of  the  year  1779.  General  Gates  succeeded 
General  Sullivan  on  April  1,  1779,  in  command  of  that  department ; 
on  April  22,  Lee's  and  Henley's  regiments  were  consolidated  with 
Jackson's  and  he  remained  in  command.  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regiment  was  called  the  "  Flying  Regiment,"  and  was  one  of  the  best 
regiments  in  the  Continental  service  ;  it  made  some  wonderful  marches 
during  its  term  of  service.  It  remained  around  Providence,  R.  I., 
until  Aug.  10,  when  it  was  ordered  to  the  Punobscot  River  in  Maine, 
to  reinforce  the  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  at  Castine ;  it  marched 
that  day  for  Boston,  making  the  forty  miles  in  twenty-hours,  marching 
all  night,  arriving  at  Boston  the  next  morning,  at  sunrise,  where 
they  embarked  on  transports,  and  sailed  on  the  15th  for  the  Penobscot, 
but  off  the  Isle  of  Shoals  met  a  dispatch  boat  and  learned  of  the 
defeat  of  the  Massachusetts  forces  at  Castine,  so  the  transports  put 
into  the  Piscataqua,  and  landed  the  regiment  at  Kittery,  on  Aug.  21 , 
1779,  a  Sunday. 

This  was  the  only  Continental  regiment  that  was  in  the  town 
during  the  war,  and  of  course  created  great  excitement,  especially  as 
there  were  several  men  from  the  town  in  it.  There  were  about  five 
hundred  men  in  it,  in  complete  uniform  and  well  disciplined. 

They  marched  on  Aug.  23,  for  Falmouth,  now  Portland,  Me., 
where  they  arrived  the  27th,  remaining  there  until  Sept.  7,  when 
they  marched  to  Boston,  via  Kittery  and  Portsmouth,  reaching  Cam- 
bridge the  14th,  and  returned  to  Rhode  Island,  and  remained  until 
Nov.  9,  1779,  when  they  marched  to  New  York,  and  joined  the  main 
army  on  the  Hudson  River,  wintering  at  Morristown,  N.  J. 

Some  men  from  the  town  were  enlisted  July  1,  1779,  and  served 
in  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  company,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops,  on  duty  in  Rhode  Island,  under  General 
Gates ;  they  had  several  skirmishes  with  the  British  army  stationed 


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there,  who  finally  evacuated  the  State  on  Oct.  25,  1779,  after  three 
years'  occupation;  the  above  men  were  all  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779. 

The  Third  Continental  Artillery,  Colonel  Crane,  remained  in 
Rhode  Island  until  about  June,  1779,  then  they  probably  joined  the 
main  army  on  the  Hudson  Eiver,  as  some  of  the  men  took  part  in  the 
capture  of  Stony  Point,  on  July  15,  1779  ;  they  probably  remained 
there  until  end  of  year,  although  a  part  of  the  regiment  was  in 
Boston,  in  November,  1779. 

The  town  in  July,  1779,  furnished  about  fifty  men  for  the  unfor- 
tunate Penobscot  expedition,  to  capture  Castine,  Me.,  from  the 
British  forces.  The  men  enlisted  July  10,  1779,  in  Capt.  Thomas 
Cutts'  company,  in  Maj.  Daniel  Littlefield's  battalion  of  infantry, 
Massachusetts  State  Troops,  all  under  command  of  Brig. -Gen.  Solo- 
mon Lovell,  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Service,  and  some  men  from 
the  town  were  on  Massachusetts  state  vessels  and  privateers  in  the  fleet, 
commanded  by  Com.  Dudley  Saltonstall,  of  the  Continental  navy. 

The  expedition  arrived  off  Castine  July  25,  and  from  this  time 
until  Aug.  14  fighting  was  going  on  continuously  between  the  Ameri- 
cans and  the  British,  under  General  McLean,  but  without  much  success 
for  the  Americans,  although  they  captured  some  of  the  outer  defences. 
Major  Littlefield's  boat  was  struck  by  a  shot,  and  he  was  drowned, 
on  July  26,  when  the  battalion  was  landing.  Capt.  Samuel  Sawyer, 
of  Wells,  who  succeeded  him  in  command  of  the  battalion,  was 
mortally  wounded  on  July  29  in  an  assault  on  the  enemy's  works 
while  gallantly  leading  the  men  from  York  County,  and  several  men 
were  killed.  He  was  succeeded  by  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cousins,  of 
Biddeford,  who  remained  in  command  of  the  battalion  until  it  was 
mustered  out. 

On  Aug.  14,  1779,  a  large  British  fleet  with  re-enforcements 
arrived  in  the  Penobscot,  and  the  Americans  were  obliged  to  retreat 
before  this  superior  force,  and  suffered  great  privations  and  hardships, 
including  the  loss  of  their  entire  fleet.  Captain  Cutts  was  a  resident 
of  the  town,  and  his  company  was  composed  of  men  from  Kittery 
and  the  town  of  York.  They  were  all  discharged  Sept.  10,  1779. 

Forts  Sullivan  and  Washington,  on  the  Piscataqua,  were  garri- 
soned during  the  year,  and  many  men  from  the  town  served  in  them, 
in  Capt.  Ebenezer  Deering's  company,  under  Col.  Theopilus  Dame, 
of  the  New  Hampshire  State  Service. 

The  ship  "Ranger,"  of  the  Continental  navy,  now  in  command 
of  Capt.  Thomas  Simpson,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  (a  brother-in-law 
to  John  Langdon,  of  Portsmouth,  who  was  a  signer  of  the  Declara 


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tion  of  Independence,  and  a  member  of  the  Continental  Navy  Board) , 
had  been  refitting  at  Portsmouth  since  her  arrival  from  France  Oct. 
16,  1778.  In  March,  1779,  she  sailed  in  company  with  the  Conti- 
nental ships  "Warren"  and  "  Queen  of  France,"  all  under  command 
of  Com.  J.  B.  Hopkins.  The  fleet  captured  many  British  vessels, 
among  them  a  privateer  schooner,  in  March,  and  on  April  6  the 
schooner  "Hibernia"  off  Cape  Henry,  and  the  next  morning  the 
privateer  ship  "  Jason,"  of  twenty  guns  and  one  hundred  and  fifty 
men,  the  letter-of- marque  ship  "  Maria,"  of  sixteen  guns  and  eighty 
men,  also  merchant  brigs,  laden  with  stores  for  the  British  army, 
"Prince  Frederic,"  "  Patriot,"  and  "  Bachelor  John,"  and  schooner 
"  Chance,"  a  valuable  list  of  prizes,  and  they  were  all  taken,  April 
16,  1779,  into  Boston  or  Portsmouth,  within  three  weeks  from  the 
time  the  squadron  sailed. 

The  "  Ranger,"  under  Captain  Simpson,  sailed  in  May,  1779, 
and  made  a  cruise  to  the  West  Indies,  and  captured  several  prizes, 
then  returned  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  from  where  she  soon  after  sailed 
on  another  cruise,  about  June  18,  in  company  with  the  Continental 
ship  "Queen  of  France,"  and  the  Continental  ship  "Providence." 
The  fleet,  commanded  by  Com.  Abraham  Whipple,  captured,  on  July 
15,  1779,  eleven  merchantmen  out  of  a  fleet,  off  the  Banks  of  New- 
foundland, and  eight  of  them  were  safely  got  into  Boston  with  the 
fleet,  being  worth  over  one  million  dollars,  so  that  from  a  pecuniary 
point,  this  was  the  most  successful  cruise  during  the  war. 

The  "  Ranger"  returned  to  Boston  from  the  cruise,  then  went  to 
Portsmouth,  then  to  Boston,  and  refitted  at  Portsmouth,  and  late  in 
the  fall  of  1779  sailed  on  a  cruise  to  the  south  with  the  "  Providence  " 
and  "  Queen  of  France,"  also  the  "  Boston"  from  Nantasket  Roads, 
Boston. 

The  Continental  ship  "  Dean  "  or  "  La  Hague,"  of  thirty-two  guns, 
Capt.  Samuel  Nicholson,  had  several  men  from  the  town  on  her,  and 
in  July,  1779,  sailed  in  company  with  the  frigate  "  Boston,"  Capt.  S. 
Tucker.  They  captured,  from  Aug.  2  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  in  the 
Atlantic  Ocean,  six  prizes,  among  them  the  privateers  "  Glencairn," 
twent}r  guns,  and  "  Thorn,"  eighteen  guns,  also  the  packet  "  Sand- 
wich," sixteen  guns,  and  sent  them  into  Philadelphia  and  Boston. 

Capt.  Paul  Jones,  who  left  the  "Ranger"  in  July,  1778,  was 
appointed  Feb.  4,  1779,  to  the  command  of  an  old  East  Indian  ship, 
called  the  "Duras,"  lying  at  L'Orient,  France.  He  renamed  her 
the  "  Bon  Homme  Richard,"  and  she  was  fitted  out  by  him,  but  her 
expenses  were  paid  by  the  French  government,  although  she  sailed 


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under  the  American  Flag.  Her  armament  consisted  of  six  eighteen- 
pounders  on  the  lower  deck,  twenty-eight  twelve-pounders  on  main 
deck,  and  eight  nine-pounders  on  gun-deck  and  forecastle.  Among 
her  crew  were  several  men  from  the  town,  who  enlisted  on  her  April 
14,  1779,  at  L'Orient,  for  one  year's  service.  They  had  just  come 
over  from  Plymouth,  England,  after  suffering  for  over  two  years  in 
an  English  prison,  and  were  doubtless  very  glad  to  have  the  oppor- 
tunity for  revenge  for  what  they  had  suffered. 

Samuel  Stacy  was  one  of  those,  who  were  with  Jones  on  the 
Continental  ships  "Alfred"  and  "Providence,"  and  was  appointed 
sailing  master  of  her  by  Jones.  Another  was  John  Gunnison,  who 
was  appointed  carpenter  of  her. 

The  fleet,  of  which  the  "  Richard"  was  the  flagship,  finally  sailed 
from  L'Orient  on  Aug.  14,  1779,  and  on  Sept.  23  occurred  the  battle 
with  the  British  squadron.  The  "  Richard "  engaged  the  British 
frigate  "  Serapis,"  fifty  guns,  Captain  Pearson,  at  7  P.  M.,  and  the 
action  lasted  until  10  30  p.  M.,  when  the  "  Serapis"  surrendered.  It 
was  one  of  the  fiercest  battles  on  record ;  was  fought  with  the  ships 
anchored  and  lashed  side  by  side,  bow  to  stern.  The  loss  of  each 
ship  in  killed  was  equal  —  forty-nine  killed,  one  hundred  and  sixteen 
wounded,  on  the  "  Richard,"  and  forty-nine  killed  and  one  hundred 
and  seventeen  wounded,  on  the  "  Serapis."  There  were  three  hundred 
and  four  men  on  the  "  Richard,"  and  one  hundred  and  fifty  prisoners, 
in  the  fight,  and  three  hundred  and  twenty  men  on  the  "  Serapis." 
Master  Stacy,  who  also  acted  as  second  lieutenant  in  the  fight  (as 
two  of  the  ' '  Richard's  "  lieutenants  were  away  from  the  ship) ,  con- 
tributed in  no  small  degree  to  the  successful  end,  being  in  the  thick  of 
the  fight ;  as  also  did  Carpenter  Gunnison,  who  was  badly  wounded. 

Stephen  Loley  was  killed,  and  George  Trefethen  was  wounded, 
both  residents  of  the  town  ;  it  was  a  hard  fought  battle  on  both  sides, 
and  the  victory  was  due  to  the  bravery  of  Com.  Paul  Jones,  who 
inspired  his  crew,  to  the  American  privateersmen,  who  did  not  wish 
to  return  to  the  British  prisons,  and  who  manned  the  batteries  on  the 
main  and  gun  decks  (two  of  the  18-pounders  on  the  lower  deck  burst 
at  the  first  fire  and  killed  and  wounded  all  their  crew,  and  the  men 
refused  to  fire  the  others  so  they  were  not  used  in  the  action) ,  and 
last  but  not  least,  to  the  one  hundred  and  thirty  or  more  French 
marines,  who  were  in  the  tops  and  on  the  upper  deck  of  the 
"  Richard,"  and  whose  small  arm  fire  drove  the  British  sailors  below 
deck  on  the  "  Serapis." 

The  flag  flying  on  the  "Richard"  in  the  fight  was  the  same  one 


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made  for  Captain  Jones  in  Kittery  and  Portsmouth  in  1777,  and  first 
used  on  the  "  Ranger,"  and  the  one  that  received  the  first  salute  from 
a  foreign  government  in  Europe,  given  by  the  French  admiral  in 
Quiberon  Bay,  France,  on  Feb.  14,  1778.  When  it  was  found 
impossible  to  keep  the  *'  Richard "  afloat  after  the  action,  this  flag 
was  kept  flying  on  her,  and  when  she  sunk  the  flag  went  with  her  to 
the  bottom  of  the  sea ;  in  the  ship  were  also  the  bodies  of  the  brave 
men  who  had  given  their  lives  for  their  country. 

The  officers  and  crew  of  the  "Richard"  were  transferred  to  the 
"  Serapis,"  and  Commodore  Jones  took  her  into  the  Texel  on  Oct.  3, 
where  she  was  refitted,  but  finally  turned  over  to  the  French  govern- 
ment and  sold  at  L'Orient,  France. 

The  presence  of  these  captured  British  men-of-war  in  the  Dutch 
port  was  very  trying  to  the  British  government,  and  eventually  led  Great 
Britain  to  declare  war  with  Holland,  because  the  Dutch  government 
would  not  surrender  them  to  the  British  fleet  or  force  them  to  go  to 
sea,  thus  helping  out  the  cause  of  America  very  much,  as  Great 
Britain  was  now  at  war  with  France,  Spain,  and  Holland,  as  well  as 
with  the  American  colonies. 

The  Continental  frigate  "Alliance,"  thirty-two  guns,  built  at 
Salisbury,  Mass.,  had  several  men  in  her  crew  from  the  town.  She 
sailed  from  Boston  on  Jan.  11,  1779,  under  the  command  of  Capt. 
Pierre  Landais,  an  ex-French  naval  officer,  who  had  been  appointed 
to  her  in  honor  of  General  Lafayette,  who  went  as  a  passenger  to 
France  on  her.  Among  her  crew  were  about  eighty  men  of  the  British 
battleship  "  Somerset,"  which  had  been  wrecked  on  Cape  Cod.  They 
were  to  go  to  France  in  her  to  be  exchanged  for  Americans  in  Eng- 
land. On  the  trip  over  these  men  tried  to  take  possession  of  the 
"Alliance,"  but  failed  through  the  alertness  of  the  Americans,  and 
she  arrived  safely  in  France.  She  was  at  Nantes,  France,  on  April 
80,  1779,  where  several  men  from  the  town  enlisted  on  her.  They 
had  formerly  been  on  the  privateer  "  Dalton,"  before  mentioned,  and 
had  just  come  over  from  a  British  prison,  where  they  had  been  over 
two  years.  The  "  Alliance"  was  attached  to  the  fleet  under  Com.  J. 
Paul  Jones,  then  forming  in  France,  which,  after  several  mishaps, 
finally  sailed  from  L'Orient,  France,  on  Aug.  14,  1779,  and  made 
a  cruise  around  the  British  Islands,  capturing  many  prizes  (the 
"Richard"  captured,  on  Sept.  1,  the  brig  "Union,"  a  letter  of 
marque.  She  was,  next  to  the  "  Hellish  "  (also  captured  by  Jones 
in  the  "  Providence,"  in  1776),  the  most  valuable  prize  taken  during 
the  war)  and  creating  great  consternation  among  the  inhabitants, 


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finally  culminating  in  the  battle  of  Sept.  23,  in  the  North  Sea,  off  the 
coast  of  England,  resulting  in  the  capture  of  the  British  squadron  by 
Jones,  and  taking  them  into  the  Texel,  where  they  arrived  on  Oct.  3, 
and  Landais  was  removed  from  command  of  the  "  Alliance "  by 
Commodore  Jones,  for  insubordination  during  the  cruise  and  in  the 
action  of  September  23.  Capt.  Paul  Jones  took  command  of  the 
"  Alliance"  in  the  Texel,  and  on  Dec.  27,  1779,  she  sailed  from  there, 
escaping  the  British  blockading  fleet,  and  taking  the  men  from  the 
town  who  had  been  on  the  "  Richard,"  and  later  on  the  "  Serapis," 
so  that  the  men  from  Kittery  came  under  their  old  commander  again. 

The  privateer  "  Jason,"  which  was  captured,  as  before  stated, 
by  the  "Ranger,"  in  April,  1779,  was  fitted  out  at  Boston  as  an 
American  privateer,  and  Capt.  John  Manley  of  the  Continental  navy 
appointed  to  her  command,  and  John  Frost  (probably  of  Kittery) 
was  appointed  as  her  second  lieutenant.  He  had  been  previously  a 
midshipman  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  and  sailed  from 
Kittery  on  her  in  1777. 

She  sailed  from  Boston  about  June  25,  1779,  and  stopped  off 
Kittery  to  get  Lieutenant  Frost,  who  had  been  enlisting  men  for 
her  in  the  vicinity,  and  probably  several  men  from  the  town  were  on 
her ;  while  lying  here  she  received  orders  to  join  Commodore  Salton- 
stall's  fleet  for  the  Penobscot  expedition.  Captain  Manley  did  not 
obey  this  order,  but  instead  started  on  a  cruise  by  himself;  on  Sept. 
80,  1779,  he  fell  in  with  the  British  frigate  "Surprize"  and  had  to 
engage  her ;  after  a  sharp  action  he  surrendered  to  the  frigate,  losing 
eighteen  men  killed  in  the  fight. 

The  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry 
were  in  Brig. -Gen.  John  Patterson's  brigade,  under  Major-General 
Heath  and  Major-General  McDougall,  of  Washington's  army,  and 
were  stationed  at  West  Point  and  in  the  vicinity  during  1780. 

They  were  part  of  the  garrison  at  West  Point,  under  Gen. 
Benedict  Arnold  in  September,  1780,  when  he  came  so  near  to  treach- 
erously giving  it  up  to  the  British  army.  The  Second  Massachusetts 
Continental  Infantry  was  also  stationed  on  the  Hudson  River  during 
the  year. 

Col.  Henry  Jackson's  Continental  regiment  was  in  Brig. -Gen. 
John  Stark's  brigade,  at  Morristown,  N.  J.,  in  April  and  May,  1780. 
On  June  23,  the  brigade  under  Major-General  Green  took  part  in  the 
battle  of  Springfield,  N.  J.,  against  the  British  forces  under  General 
Clinton,  who  finally  retreated  to  Staten  Island,  losing  about  three 


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hundred  of  his  men  ;  the  Americans  lost  about  one  hundred,  including 
several  men  from  Jackson's  regiment. 

This  regiment  was  called  the  Sixteenth  Massachusetts  Line  or 
Continental  Infantry,  after  July  25,  1780,  and  remained  in  the 
vicinity  of  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  until  end  of  the  year. 

The  Third  Continental  Artillery,  Colonel  Crane,  was  stationed 
at  Boston  and  at  West  Point  during  the  year. 

About  forty  men  from  the  town  were  enlisted  and  drafted  in 
April,  1780,  and  served  in  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  company,  in 
Lieut. -Col.  Joseph  Prime's  battalion  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ; 
were  on  duty  as  guards  and  scouts  at  Portland  and  Thomaston,  Me., 
and  along  the  coast  between  these  towns,  under  the  command  of  Brig.- 
Gen.  Peleg  Wadsworth,  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Service.  The 
company  were  all  discharged  in  December,  1780. 

Fort  Sullivan,  in  the  town,  and  Fort  Washington,  on  the  New 
Hampshire  side  of  the  river,  were  manned  during  the  year,  under 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Deering,  of  the  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and 
several  men  from  the  town  served  in  these  forts. 

As  we  before  stated,  the  Continental  ship  "Ranger,"  Capt.  T. 
Simpson,  and  the  Continental  ships  "Boston,"  Capt.  S.  Tucker, 
"  Providence,"  Capt.  A.  Whipple,  and  the  "  Queen  of  France,"  Cap- 
tain Rathbourne,  sailed  from  Nantasket  Roads,  Boston,  in  the  latter 
part  of  1779  for  the  south.  The  fleet  cruised  to  Florida,  and  captured 
several  prizes,  including  some  transports.  They  finally  put  into 
Charleston,  S.  C.,  on  Dec.  24,  1779,  where  they  were  blockaded  by 
the  British  fleet.  The  Continental  ship  "  Ranger,"  on  account  of  her 
light  draught  of  water,  was  sent  against  the  British  batteries  on  James 
Island  and  on  the  margin  of  the  river,  and  did  considerable  shooting. 
With  the  British  fleet  was  the  former  American  frigate  "  Raleigh," 
built  at  Kittery,  now  under  British  colors,  and  in  port  with  the 
"Ranger"  were  the  several  other  Continental  ships  and  privateers, 
all  under  command  of  Com.  Abraham  Whipple. 

Major-Gen.  Benj.  Lincoln  commanded  the  entire  American  force 
in  and  around  Charleston,  and  General  Clinton  the  British  force. 
After  some  fighting  and  skirmishing  between  the  contending  forces, 
in  which  the  "Ranger's"  crew  took  a  prominent  part,  the  entire 
American  fleet  was  destroyed,  including  the  "Ranger,"  to  prevent 
them  from  falling  into  the  hands  of  the  British,  and  on  May  12, 1780, 
the  whole  American  force  was  surrendered  to  General  Clinton  by 
General  Lincoln.  The  "Ranger's"  officers  and  crew  were  paroled 
after  being  prisoners  for  several  months,  and  they  returned  north. 


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As  before  noted,  the  Continental  frigate  "  Alliance,"  with  four 
hundred  and  twelve  men,  all  told,  under  Capt.  Paul  Jones,  sailed  from 
the  Texel  on  Dec.  27,  1779,  with  all  the  Americans  who  had  been  in 
the  "Kichard's"  crew,  and  arrived  in  Spain  Jan.  16,  1780,  and  at 
L'Orient,  France,  on  Feb.  10,  where  she  remained  refitting  until 
June  8.  About  one  half  her  crew  left  here  to  go  on  French  priva- 
teers and  with  Jones  in  the  "Ariel."  Capt.  P.  Landais,  who  had 
gone  to  her  again  and  assumed  command  against  the  orders  of  Dr. 
Franklin,  sailed  her  out  of  the  port  for  America  on  June  22,  and  she 
arrived  at  Boston  Aug.  2,  1780,  with  stores  for  the  American  army. 
Captain  Landais,  who  had  been  removed  from  her  command  on  the 
voyage  over  by  his  officers,  was  tried  by  a  court  martial  at  Boston, 
and  suspended  from  the  service. 

Capt.  John  Barry,  who  was  formerly  on  the  "  Raleigh,"  was 
appointed  to  her  command  at  Boston,  where  she  remained  until 
February,  1781. 

Captain  Jones  went  from  the  "  Alliance"  to  the  frigate  "  Ariel" 
at  L'Orient  about  June  8,  1780,  taking  several  men  who  were  from 
the  town  with  him  to  her.  The  "Ariel"  belonged  to  the  French 
navy,  but  was  loaned  to  the  United  States  government.  Captain 
Jones  refitted  and  manned  her,  and  sailed  for  the  United  States  with 
a  load  of  military  stores.  But  soon  after  leaving  port  a  heavy  gale 
dismasted  and  nearly  wrecked  her,  but  she  got  back  into  port,  was 
again  fitted  out,  and  finally  sailed  on  Dec.  18,  1780,  for  the  United 
States,  and  arrived  at  Philadelphia  on  Feb.  18,  1781. 

There  were  several  men  from  the  town  during  1780,  on  the 
Massachusetts  State  ships,  among  them  the  ship  "  Protector,"  Capt. 
John  F.  "Williams,  also  the  ship  "  Mars,"  Capt.  Simeon  Sampson ; 
they  made  trips  to  France  for  military  stores,  and  had  several 
engagements  with  the  enemy  and  captured  many  prizes. 

The  ship  "Alexander"  was  built  on  the  river  during  the  year, 
and  fitted  for  a  privateer ;  she  mounted  fourteen  guns,  nine-pounders, 
under  a  spar  deck,  and  carried  about  one  hundred  men.  Many  men 
from  the  town  enlisted  on  her.  She  made  a  cruise  under  Captain 
Mitchell  (probably  a  Kittery  man),  during  the  summer  and  early  fall, 
but  did  not  capture  anything.  Capt.  Thomas  Simpson,  formerly  of 
the  Continental  ship  "  Ranger,"  was  appointed  to  command  her  in 
November,  1780,  at  Portsmouth,  where  she  was  fitted  out  as  a  letter 
of  marque,  remaining  there  until  the  end  of  the  year. 

There  were  several  other  privateers  sailed  out  of  the  river,  with 
men  from  the  town  on  them,  during  the  year;  among  them  the  brig 


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"Aurora,"  Capt.  George  Phipps  of  the  town,  captured  June  14,  1780, 
and  her  crew  put  in  Mill  Prison,  at  Plymouth,  England,  on  July  22. 

The  ship  "  Queen  of  France,"  Capt.  J.  Dixey,  of  twelve  guns 
and  forty  men. 

The  schooner  "Rambler,"  four  guns  and  twenty- five  men,  Capt. 
B  Fuller. 

The  ship  "Fancy,"  ten  guns  and  fifty  men,  Capt.  S.  Coffin. 

The  ship  "Grand  Monarch,"  sixteen  guns  and  sixty  men,  Capt. 
D.  Coale,  also  several  others. 

There  were  also  several  men  from  the  town  on  the  privateer  ship 
"America,"  of  Newburyport,  Mass.,  Capt.  John  Somes,  in  June, 
1780  ;  also  several  on  the  privateer  "  Deane,"  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman, 
of  Boston,  in  November,  1780. 

By  a  resolve  of  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  of  Dec.  2, 
1780,  the  town  was  required  to  raise  thirty-one  men  to  serve  three 
years  in  the  Continental  army ;  these  men  were  raised  by  classes, 
that  is,  all  the  tax  payers  were  formed  into  as  many  classes  as  there 
were  soldiers  to  be  enlisted,  arranging  the  classes  so  as  to  have  them 
equal  in  wealth ;  then  each  class  had  to  hire  and  enlist  its  soldier, 
paying  him  a  bounty  sufficient  to  get  him  to  enlist. 

In  December,  1780,  and  January,  1781,  the  soldiers  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania line,  or  Continental  regiments,  mutinied  against  their  officers 
and  marched  on  Congress  for  redress  of  grievances,  which  was  granted  ; 
encouraged  by  their  success  the  New  Jersey  line,  also,  mutinied. 
General  Washington,  seeing  his  army  would  become  demoralized, 
immediately  took  prompt  and  decisive  measures,  and  sent  some 
tried  veterans  of  the  Massachusetts  line  under  Major-General  Howe 
to  subdue  the  mutineers.  Lieut. -Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout  commanded 
a  detachment  from  the  Second  and  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Con- 
tinental Infantry  under  him  ;  they  marched  rapidly  from  West  Point 
and  surprised  the  mutineers  at  Pompton,  N.  J.,  who  soon  surrendered, 
and  their  leader  was  executed  by  his  own  comrades  ;  by  this  method 
discipline  was  soon  restored  to  the  American  army.  Several  men 
from  the  town  were  in  this  detachment  in  January,  1781. 

In  December,  1780,  the  sixteen  Massachusetts  regiments  of  Infan- 
try in  the  Continental  army  were  reduced  and  consolidated  to  ten 
regiments,  numbered  from  one  to  ten,  and  arranged  in  three  brigades, 
commanded  by  Brig. -Gens.  John  Patterson,  First;  John  Glover, 
Second;  and  John  Stark,  Third,  —  all  in  the  division  of  Major-Gen. 
Benjamin  Lincoln,  under  General  Washington  in  the  northern  army. 


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The  men  from  the  town  during  1781  were  in  all  of  these  ten 
regiments ;  they  were  stationed  (except  the  Light  Companies)  at 
West  Point  and  in  the  vicinity  during  the  year ;  they  had  no  impor- 
tant actions  with  the  British  at  New  York  during  this  time,  and 
nothing  occurred  except  skirmishing. 

On  Feb.  20, 1781,  the  Light  Infantry  companies  from  the  Massa- 
chusetts regiments,  under  Col.  Joseph  Vose  of  the  First  Massachusetts 
(there  were  men  from  the  town  in  nearly  all  these  companies) ,  with 
other  Light  Infantry,  all  under  the  command  of  Major-General  Lafay- 
ette, marched  from  the  northern  army,  on  the  Hudson,  for  the 
South,  and  served  during  the  spring  and  summer  in  Virginia,  against 
the  British  army  there  under  General  Lord  Cornwallis.  They  were 
engaged  in  almost  constant  fighting  and  skirmishing  in  the  woods 
and  swamps  under  General  Lafayette,  and  finally,  in  September, 
penned  Cornwallis  and  his  army  on  the  Yorktown  Peninsula. 

In  the  meantime,  General  Washington  on  Aug.  19,  1781,  left  the 
northern  army  to  the  command  of  General  Heath  and  marched  the 
remainder  of  his  Light  Infantry,  the  corps  of  Sappers  and  Miners, 
also  the  Artificers,  and  the  French  army  under  General  Rochambeau, 
to  the  Chesapeake  Bay  where  they  were  transported  to  Yorktown, 
arriving  there  on  Sept.  24. 

General  Washington  assumed  command  of  the  army  of  the  allies, 
and  immediately  arranged  for  assaulting  the  British  position.  Gen. 
B.  Lincoln  commanded  the  Americans.  General  Lafayette  com- 
manded all  the  Light  Infantry.  From  this  time  on  there  was  almost 
constant  fighting,  and  the  Light  Infantry,  with  the  Sappers  and 
Miners,  got  the  most  of  it.  Col.  Alex.  Scammel,  of  New  Hampshire, 
who  commanded  one  of  the  Light  Infantry  regiments,  was  killed  on 
Sept.  30  in  an  assault.  Brigadier-General  Mulenberg  commanded, 
under  Lafayette,  the  brigade  having  the  Massachusetts  Light  Infantry. 
Col.  Alexander  Hamilton  commanded  the  Light  Infantry  in  the  assault 
of  Oct.  14,  capturing  the  outer  works  of  the  British  army,  and  several 
men  from  the  town  were  in  this  assault.  The  entire  British  force 
was  surrendered  by  Cornwallis  to  the  allies  on  Oct.  19,  1781,  and 
soon  after,  the  Massachusetts  Light  Infantry  companies  returned  to 
their  regiments  on  the  Hudson  River,  as  did  the  corps  of  Sappers  and 
Miners,  also  the  Artificers. 

The  Third  Continental  Artillery  remained  on  the  Hudson  River 
in  the  northern  army  during  the  year,  although  part  of  this  regiment 
was  at  Boston  from  March  to  July  or  longer. 

Forts  Sullivan  and  Washington,  on  the  river,  were  garrisoned 


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during  the  ye&r  by  Capt.  Ebenezer  Deering's  company,  of  Mattresses, 
and  several  men  from  the  town  served  in  this  company  in  the  forts. 

As  before  stated,  the  frigate  "  Ariel,"  Captain  Jones,  sailed  from 
France  in  December,  1780.  She  was  a  good  ship,  carrying  eighteen 
twelve-pound  and  four  six-pound  guns,  and  about  one  hundred  and 
eighty  men.  About  sixty  of  them  were  in  the  fight  on  the  "  Richard." 
On  the  night  of  Feb.  6,  1781,  she  had  an  action  with  the  letter  of 
marque  "  Triumph,"  Capt.  John  Pindar,  of  New  York,  of  twenty  guns 
and  about  one  hundred  men.  The  "  Triumph  "  lost  seven  men  killed 
and  seventeen  wounded,  and  soon  surrendered,  but  in  the  darkness  of 
the  night  she  escaped  before  Jones  could  take  possession  of  her. 
The  "Ariel"  had  three  men  wounded.  Capt.  Paul  Jones  left  the 
"  Ariel"  at  Philadelphia,  and  the  frigate,  under  one  of  her  lieutenants, 
sailed  for  the  Piscataqua  River,  where  she  arrived  and  delivered 
cannon  for  the  "America,"  battleship,  then  being  built  at  Kittery. 
In  the  latter  part  of  1781  the  "Ariel"  was  returned  to  the  French 
king. 

The  "  America's"  keel  was  laid  onLangdon's  Island,  Kittery,  in 
1777,  but  not  much  was  done  toward  building  until  1781,  when  work 
was  resumed  on  her.  Captain  Jones  was  appointed  to  command  her 
by  Congress,  and  arrived  at  Portsmouth  in  June,  1781,  to  superintend 
her  construction.  She  was  the  largest  vessel  that  had  been  built  in 
America  to  this  time,  and  was  the  only  battleship  built  in  the  United 
States  during  the  Revolution.  She  was  designed  to  be  one  hundred 
and  eighty-two  and  one  half  feet  long  on  upper  deck,  fifty  and 
one  half  feet  extreme  breadth,  and  twenty-three  feet  depth  of  hold, 
and  of  nineteen  hundred  and  eighty-two  tons,  and  her  armament 
was  to  be  thirty  eighteen-pounders  on  lower  deck,  thirty-two  twelve- 
pounders  on  upper  deck,  and  fourteen  nine-pounders  on  the  quarter- 
deck and  forecastle,  with  six  hundred  and  twenty-six  officers  and 
men. 

Her  master  builder  was  Major  Hackett,  of  Portsmouth,  and 
assistants  William  Hanscom  and  Benjamin  Remick,  of  Kittery.  The 
British  fleet  on  blockade  tried  to  destroy  her  several  times,  so  that 
Captain  Jones  and  the  builders  had  to  mount  a  guard  over  her  at 
night. 

The  Massachusetts  state  ship  "  Mars,"  Capt.  Simeon  Sampson, 
had  some  men  from  the  town  in  1781.  She  was  cruising  to  France 
and  on  the  Atlantic  Ocean. 

Also  the  Massachusetts  state  cruiser  "  Defence,"  a  sloop,  Capt. 
James  Nevins. 


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The  ship  "  Alexander,"  a  letter  of  marque,  Capt.  Thomas  Simp- 
son, sailed  in  January,  1781,  from  the  river  to  Virginia  and  to  France, 
returning  to  the  Piscataqua,  where  she  was  in  November,  1781.  She 
had  several  men  from  the  town.  She  captured  several  valuable 
prizes.  The  privateer  brig  "  Venus,"  Capt.  Henry  Moore,  of  the 
town,  also  had  several  men  from  the  town.  She  carried  four  guns 
and  about  forty  men.  Was  captured  June  1,  1781,  and  her  crew 
were  put  in  Mill  Prison,  Plymouth,  England. 

Other  privateers  sailing  out  of  the  Piscataqua  during  the  year, 
having  Kiltery  men  on  them,  were  sloop  "  John  Bunyan,"  six  guns, 
Capt.  Sylvanus  Tripe ;  ship  "  Fancy,"  eight  guns,  Capt.  Samuel 
Rice;  schooner  "Tiger,"  six  guns,  Capt.  J.  O.  Brien;  schooner 
"  Rambler,"  four  guns,  Capt.  J.  Sevine ;  brig  "  Fair  America,"  eight 
guns,  Capt.  John  Frost ;  brig  "  General  Sullivan,"  fourteen  guns, 
Capt.  T.  Balling;  brig  "Hazard,"  six  guns,  Capt.  S.  Coffin ;  ship 
"Mercury,"  twelve  guns,  Capt.  S.  Storer;  and  many  others,  prob- 
ably, as  there  were  more  than  thirty  privateers  sailed  from  the  river 
in  1781,  and  nearly  all  of  them  had  men  from  the  town.  Men  from 
the  town  were  on  the  privateer  ship  "  Franklin,"  Capt.  Allen  Hallet, 
out  of  Boston;  also  on  the  privateer  ship  "Aurora,"  Capt.  David 
Porter,  of  Boston. 

By  act  of  the  Legislature  of  March  7, 1782,  the  town  was  required 
to  raise  ten  men  for  three  years'  service  in  the  Continental  arm}'. 
These  men  were  raised  by  classes,  the  same  way  as  those  in  1781. 
Two  of  the  classes  had  not  raised  their  men  by  July  31,  1782,  and  a 
warrant  was  sent  to  the  selectmen  to  raise  £148  8s.  4d.  from  the 
classes  deficient,  but  they  raised  the  men  soon  after.  This  was  the 
last  call  for  three-year  men. 

During  1782  the  ten  regiments  of  Continental  Infantry  from 
Massachusetts  were  stationed  at  West  Point  and  in  that  vicinity,  in 
the  brigades  of  Brig.-Gens.  J.  Patterson,  J.  Glover,  and  J.  Stark,  in 
division  of  Major-Gen.  Robert  Howe,  under  Gen.  William  Heath, 
commanding  the  Northern  Department.  There  were  no  battles 
fought  by  them  during  the  year,  and  they  were  employed  in  keeping 
the  British  army  at  New  York  quiet. 

The  Third  Continental  Artillery  Regiment  and  the  Corps  of 
Artificers,  Sappers  and  Miners  were  all  stationed  near  the  Hudson 
River  during  the  year. 

Forts  Sullivan  and  Washington,  on  the  Piscataqua,  were  garri- 
soned during  the  year  by  Capt.  Titus  Salter's  company  of  Mattrosses, 


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New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  several  men  from  the  town  served 
in  the  company. 

The  Continental  battle-ship  "  America,"  was  launched  on  Nov. 
5,  1782,  from  Langdon's  Island,  now  called  "  Badger's  Island,"  in  the 
town;  it  was  a  gala  event  in  the  history  of  the  town,  and  was  wit- 
nessed by  the  officers  and  crew  of  the  French  battle-ships  "Auguste," 
eighty  guns,  and  the  "Pluton,"  seventy-four  guns,  which  were  lying 
in  the  river. 

The  "  America  "  was  presented  to  the  French  government,  by 
Congress,  to  replace  their  battle-ship  "  Magnifique,"  which  had  just 
been  lost  near  Boston. 

This  was  a  great  disappointment  to  Captain  Jones  and  to  many 
of  his  shipmates,  residents  of  the  town,  who  had  served  with  him  on 
the  Continental  ships  "Alfred,"  "  Providence,"  "  Ranger,"  and  "  Bon 
Homme  Richard,"  and  who  were  to  serve  with  him  on  the  "  America." 
The  French  ships  had  been  sent  to  escort  her  to  Boston,  but  she  did 
not  leave  the  river  until  the  spring  of  1783  to  join  the  French  navy ; 
and  at  the  battle  off  Ushant,  on  June  1,  1794,  she  was  captured  by 
the  British  fleet,  under  Lord  Hood,  losing  one  hundred  and  thirty- 
four  men  killed  in  the  battle ;  she  was  in  the  British  navy,  as  late 
as  1846,  and  was  one  of  their  fastest  ships.  Was  renamed  the 
"Impetoux"  by  the  British. 

The  Massachusetts  State  ship  "  Tartar,"  Capt.  Jonathan  Cath- 
cart,  had  some  men  from  the  town  on  her  this  year. 

The  ship  "  Alexander,"  letter  of  marque,  Capt.  T.  Simpson, 
was  cruising  during  the  year  out  of  the  Piscataqua,  and  had  many 
men  from  the  town  on  her  and  captured  several  prizes. 

Men  from  the  town  were  on  the  privateer  ship  "  Retaliation," 
ten  guns,  Capt.  Samuel  Rice,  also  privateer  ship  "  Queen  of  France," 
eight  guns,  Capt.  T.  Tracy,  privateer  ship  "  Scarboro,"  ten  guns ; 
Capt.  J.  Jewett,  privateer  ship,  "  Hero,"  Capt.  William  Trefethen, 
privateer  sloop  "John  Bunyan,"  six  guns,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Tripe. 

On  Nov.  30,  1782,  peace  preliminaries  were  signed  between  the 
United  States  and  Great  Britain,  and  although  cessation  of  hostilities 
did  not  take  place  until  April  19,  1783  (just  eight  years  after  the 
commencement  at  Lexington),  no  more  fighting  seems  to  have 
occurred  on  land  or  sea. 

In  December,  1782,  and  January,  1783,  the  ten  regiments  of 
Infantry  from  Massachusetts  were  reduced  to  eight,  by  disbanding 
the  Ninth  and  Tenth  regiments,  and  turning  the  men  whose  time 
was  not  out  into  the  other  eight  regiments  from  Massachusetts  in 


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the  Continental  army,  in  three  brigades,  commanded  respectively  by 
Brig. -Gens.  John  Patterson,  John  Greaton,  and  Rufus  Putnam,  in 
Major-Gen.  Robert  Howe's  division  under  Major-General  Heath, 
commanding  the  Northern  Department,  and  were  stationed  at  West 
Point  and  in  the  vicinity  until  June,  1783. 

In  June,  the  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  and  Eighth  Massachusetts 
Continental  regiments  of  the  line,  were  disbanded;  all  men  in  the 
Massachusetts  regiments  enlisted  for  service  during  the  war  were 
honorably  discharged  on  June  10,  1783,  and  the  three-year  men  in 
the  above  regiments  were  transferred  to  the  remaining  four  regiments 
of  Massachusetts  Infantry. 

On  June  26,  General  Patterson's  brigade,  consisting  of  the  First, 
Second,  and  Third  Massachusetts  Regiments  of  Continental  Infantry, 
started  from  West  Point  for  Philadelphia,  to  suppress  a  mutiny  and 
protect  Congress,  which  was  done  in  a  very  satisfactory  manner. 
The  brigade  remained  at  Philadelphia  until  October,  and  then 
returned  to  West  Point. 

On  Sept.  23,  1783,  a  final  peace  was  signed  between  the  United 
States  and  Great  Britain,  and  in  November  and  December,  1783,  the 
whole  American  army  were  discharged  and  reduced  to  one  regiment 
of  infantry,  called  the  Continental  or  First  American  regiment, 
Col.  Henry  Jackson,  who  had  commanded  the  Sixteenth  Massachu- 
setts, the  Ninth  Massachusetts,  and  lastly,  the  Fourth  Massachusetts 
Infantry,  all  of  the  Continental  army.  There  were  men  from  the  town 
in  this  First  American  regiment,  as  there  had  been  in  all  of  his  other 
regiments ;  this  regiment  was  finally  disbanded  on  June  20,  1784. 

The  Third  Continental  Artillery  Regiment  was  stationed  on  the 
Hudson  River.  On  June  17,  1783,  the  Artillery  Regiments  were 
consolidated  into  the  Corps  of  Artillery,  and  in  November  all  the 
artillery  were  discharged. 

We  have  given  the  services  and  stations  of  the  various  organiza- 
tions, and  also  the  ships,  to  which  the  men  from  Kittery  were  attached 
to  or  did  duty  with,  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  trace  them ;  also, 
the  men's  services  in  the  wars  with  France,  before  the  Revolution,  in 
their  records. 

MEN  FROM  THE  TOWN  KILLED  IN  BATTLE. 
Stephen  Loley,  or  Lawley,  Sept.  23,  1779,  on  Continental  frigate 

"  Richard." 

Samuel  Todd,  Oct.  7,  1777,  at  Stillwater,  N.  Y. 
Jedediah  Witham,  June  28,  1778,  at  Monmouth,  N.  J. 


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DIED  FROM  WOUNDS  OR  DISEASE  IN  THE  SERVICE. 

Moses  Amee,  Nov.  3,  1776,  near  Fort  George,  N.  Y. 

Richard  Black,  Feb.  1,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge,  Penn. 

William  Dickson,  May  20,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge,  Penn. 

John  Foster,  Feb.  1,  1779,  in  Mill  Prison,  Plymouth,  England. 

William  Goold,  Feb.  1,  1782,  near  New  York. 

Samuel  Hall,  Dec.  31,  1776,  near  Fort  George,  N.  Y. 

Patrick  Lilley,  Sept.  28,  1777,  near  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 

Andrew  Lydston,  Aug.  1,  1777,  near  Saratoga,  N.  Y. 

Reuben  Nason,  Sept.  30,  1776,  near  Ticonderoga,  N.  Y. 

Samuel  Scriggins,  May  17, 1777,  on  prison  ship,  at  Plymouth,  England. 

James  Smart,  Aug.  1,  1778,  near  the  Hudson  River. 

Jacob  Smith,  April  8,  1776,  at  Boston. 

Thomas  Staples,  Nov.  14,  1782,  near  the  Hudson  River. 

William  Tobey,  after  May  8,  1777,  on  a  privateer. 

John  Townsend,  March  16,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge,  Penn. 

Daniel  Vaughn,  March  14,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge,  Penn. 

John   Whitlock,  in   January,  1781,  on   prison    ship    "Jersey,"    at 

New  York. 
Moses  Wilson,  Jr.,  Oct.  31,  1776,  at  Mt.  Independence,  N.  Y. 

THE   FOLLOWING   WERE   PROBABLY   KILLED    OR   DlED    IN   THE    SERVICE. 

William  Cole,  Jr.,  after  Dec.  31,  1779. 

Daniel  Dill,  in  1775,  around  Boston. 

Solomon  Green,  July  7,  1777,  at  battle  of  Hubbardston,  Vt. 

Seth  Hammond,  after  Jan.  23,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge,  Penn. 

John  Johnson,  in  1775,  near  Boston. 

Samuel  Weeks,  after  Dec.  8,  1776,  near  Fort  George,  N.  Y. 

Major  Timothy  Remick  appears  to  have  served  longer  than  any 
other  man  from  the  town,  enlisting  May  8,  1775,  as  a  private,  and 
serving  continuously  until  Nov.  5,  1783,  eight  and  one  half  years' 
service.  Lieut.  William  Frost  was  a  near  second. 

The  men  who  served  in  Capt.  Robert  Follet's  artillery  company 
and  Capt.  William  Deering's  company  of  carpenters  probably  had  the 
shortest  term  of  service  of  any  from  the  town.  John  Hutchings, 
fifty-nine  years  old,  appears  to  have  been  the  oldest  soldier,  and 
Timothy  Gerrish,  at  eleven  years  old,  the  youngest  who  served  his 
town.  They  all  seem  to  have  done  their  duty,  with  few  exceptions, 
from  the  negro,  Edward  Sams,  a  private  soldier,  to  William  Whipple, 
a  brigadier-general  and  signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 


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John  Stevens  was  the  only  soldier  of  the  war,  living  at  Kittery 
in  1840,  and  drawing  a  pension ;  and  Mark  Green,  a  Kittery  soldier, 
was  the  last  soldier  of  the  Revolution  living  at  Portsmouth  in  1851, 
in  that  city. 

Old  Kittery,  indeed,  has  a  glorious  record  all  through  the  Ameri- 
can Revolution  by  land  and  sea.  Her  soldiers  were  in  every  important 
battle  on  land,  from  Bunker  Hill  to  Yorktown ;  in  the  storming  of 
Stony  Point  to  the  assaults  on  the  enemy's  works  at  Yorktown. 
Likewise  upon  the  sea,  from  the  naval  battle  of  Lake  Champlain  to 
the  blood-stained  decks  of  the  sinking  "  Bon  Homme  Richard,"  her 
sons  were  ever  in  the  van,  and  gave  their  blood  and  lives  in  almost 
every  battle  with  the  enemy. 

We  know  that  this  list  is  incomplete ;  in  fact,  a  correct  one  at 
this  late  day  cannotbe  made.  There  are  some  names,  perhaps,  of 
men  who  have  never  lived  in  the  town,  but  the  writer  has  been  very 
careful  in  compiling  it.  Some  of  the  men  served  from  several  towns 
at  different  times,  and  some  changed  their  place  of  residence  during 
the  war.  Many  men  of  the  same  name  lived  in  the  adjoining  towns 
of  York,  Berwick,  Newcastle,  and  Portsmouth,  and  mixed  up  services 
a  great  deal,  as,  for  example,  three  men  all  named  Samuel  Ordiorne 
lived  respectively  at  Newcastle,  Portsmouth,  and  Kittery,  and  at  one 
time  were  all  three  in  the  same  company  in  one  of  the  forts.  Then 
again,  there  were  in  many  cases  several  men  of  the  same  name  in  the 
town,  who  all  served  in  the  Revolution,  and  so  on. 

There  are  only  three  children  of  the  five  hundred  and  fifty-seven 
soldiers  named  in  this  book  known  to  the  writer  to  be  living,  viz. : 
Mrs.  Rachel  Fernald,  daughter  of  Private  Elliot  Frost,  who  is  living 
in  the  town,  aged  eighty-nine  years,  and  the  eldest  person  of  the 
town.  The  other  two  are  sisters,  Mrs.  Olive  Chauncy,  also  of  Kittery, 
and  Mrs.  Sarah  Marden,  of  Somerville,  Mass.,  daughters  of  Midship- 
man Richard  Seawards. 

In  the  appendix  is  printed  copies  of  commissions  given  to  officers 
of  the  town  who  served  in  the  militia,  the  state  service,  and  in  the 
Continental  army,  also  in  the  Continental  navy,  and  the  state  navy. 

A  list  of  the  officers  and  crew  of  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Raleigh,"  when  she  sailed  from  the  Piscataqua  under  Capt.  Thomas 
Thompson,  about  Aug.  12,  1777,  is  given,  as  many  of  the  men 
belonged  in  adjacent  towns,  and  it  is  thought  to  be  the  only  list  that 
has  been  published.  Also  a  list,  nearly  correct,  of  the  officers  and 
crew  of  the  Continental  ship  "Ranger,"  when  she  sailed  from  the 
river,  under  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones,  on  Nov.  1,  1777. 


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The  u  Ranger's  "  list  is  made  up  from  various  sources,  principally 
from  A.  C.  Buell's  "  Life  of  Paul  Jones." 

The  "  Raleigh"  list  is  from  the  original  shipping  lists  and  muster 
roll  now  in  possession  of  Mrs.  Arthur  Yates,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
who  is  a  descendant  of  Captain  Thompson. 

In  compiling  this  record,  the  archives  of  the  government  at 
Washington,  especially  those  in  the  pension  office,  the  Massachusetts 
records  at  Boston,  the  Maine  records  at  Augusta,  also  those  at  Alfred, 
Me.,  and  the  church  and  town  records  of  Berwick,  York,  Eliot,  and 
those  of  our  town,  have  been  freely  consulted. 

The  thanks  of  the  writer  is  given  to  the  various  officials  and 
clerks  for  their  valuable  assistance,  and  to  many  other  people  who 
have  kindly  assisted  him. 


COMMISSIONED  OFFICERS  FROM  KITTERY, 

1775  to  1784 


ADAMS,  JOHN,  Purser  in  Navy. 

He  was  purser  of  the  Continental  frigate  "Raleigh"  in  August, 
1778,  and  probably  remained  on  her  until  her  capture  by  the  British, 
Sept.  28,  1778.  He  was  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778,  and  was  called  a 
volunteer  in  a  list  of  her  officers  of  that  date. 

Born,  Feb.  4, 1737,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Fernald)  Adams,  of 
Kittery.  Married  Mary  Hill,  Oct.  22,  1761,  at  Kittery;  both  were 
residents. 

BILLINGS,  DANIEL,  Lieutenant. 

Service  in  Capt.  Wm.  Deering's  company  of  carpenters  at  Kittery 
Point,  Nov.  5,  1775,  as  Coast  Guards;  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  S.  Grant's 
company,  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment ;  from  May  7, 1777,  to  July  7, 
1777,  in  Rhode  Island  in  Massachusetts  state  service. 

Was  commissioned  April  29,  1776,  Second  Lieutenant  of  the 
second  company  of  militia,  of  Kittery. 

Married  Hannah  Billings,  of  Kittery,  Dec.  20,  1770,  at  Kittery. 
He  lived  at  Kittery  Point. 

CURTIS,  ROBERT,  Mate. 

Appointed,  June  21,  1777,  mate  of  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  and  was  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778,  at 
L'Orient,  France. 

COFFIN,  NATHANIEL,  First  Lieutenant. 

First  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Coast  Guards, 
stationed  at  Kittery  Point ;  commissioned,  July  10, 1775  ;  discharged, 
Dec.  31,  1775;  also  appointed  first  lieutenant,  in  January,  1776,  of 
Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company  of  Coast  Guards  stationed  at  Kittery  and 
York.  Discharged,  Nov.  13,  1776. 

Was  a  private  in  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  company  in  the  King's 
service;  enlisted  March  27,  1760,  and  served  to  Nov.  30,  1760. 
Residence,  Kittery  ;  was  at  Crown  Point  and  in  Canada. 

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Was  a  member  of  the  Fourth  Foot  Company  of  the  town  militia 
in  1762. 

Born  Aug.  25, 1738,  a  son  of  Dr.  Edmund  and  Shuah  (Bartlett) 
Coffin,  of  Kittery ;  residence  in  what  is  now  Central  Eliot,  in  1776. 
Was  a  pensioner,  living  in  Shapleigh,  Me.,  July  4,  1820,  aged 
eighty-one  years ;  a  tailor ;  wife,  Mary,  sixty-two  years  old.  Died 
July  23,  1823,  in  Waldo  County,  Me. 

CUTTS,  THOMAS,  Captain. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  and  commissioned  First  Lieutenant,  May  19, 
1775,  of  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company,  in  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment, 
of  the  United  Colonies,  and  served  around  Boston,  until  Dec.  31, 1775, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged  ;  this  regiment  covered  the  retreat 
of  the  American  army  after  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  June  17,  1775. 
He  also  was  Captain  of  a  company  in  Major  D.  Littlefield's  battalion, 
in  the  Penobscot  expedition;  served  from  July  10,  1779,  to  Sept.  10, 
1779,  taking  part  in  the  fights  with  the  British  troops  near  Castine. 

Was  a  private  in  the  Blue  Troop  of  Horse,  York  County 
militia,  in  1757.  He  was  commissioned  Captain,  Nov.  27,  1779, 
of  the  Fifth  Company,  of  Kittery  militia. 

He  was  born,  Nov.  23,  1732,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Thomas  and 
Dorcas  (Hammond)  Cutts.  Married  Elizabeth  Donnel  in  1758  or 
1759,  and  they  had  several  children  (a  son  Thomas,  also  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier),  lived  in  eastern  part  of  Kittery,  a  farmer.  Died 
at  Kittery,  Nov.  29,  1800. 

DENNETT,  MARK,  Third  Lieutenant. 

He  was  commissioned  a  Third  Lieutenant  in  the  Continental 
Navy,  June  6,  1776,  by  Congress. 

Born,  Nov.  13, 1744,  at  Kittery,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Tutherly) 
Dennett,  of  Kittery.  Married  Mary  Dennett,  a  cousin,  July  7,  1767. 
They  had  children  born  at  Kittery,  from  1770  to  1779.  He  died 
at  sea. 

DEERING,  WILLIAM,  Captain. 

Captain  of  a  company  of  carpenters  at  Kittery,  Nov.  5,  1775 
(probably  in  New  Hampshire  pay) ,  a  resident  of  the  First  Parish  of 
Kittery  in  1760. 

Captain  of  the  second  company  of  Kittery  militia,  March  10, 
1762.  Resident  of  the  town,  July  10,  1776,  when  he  subscribed 
money  to  raise  soldiers  for  the  war. 


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DEERING,  WILLIAM,  JR.,  First  Lieutenant. 

First  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company,  Lt.-Col.  J. 
Prime's  battalion,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  served  from  May 
24,  1780,  to  Dec.  29,  1780,  at  Portland  and  Thomaston,  Me. 

Was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant,  April  29,  1776,  of  the 
second  company  of  Kittery  militia. 

Married  Molly  Caswell,  April  5,  1763,  at  Kittery;  residence  at 
Kittery  Point. 

FERNALD,  ANDREW  PEPPERRELL,  Captain. 

Was  appointed  Adjutant,  Jan.  9,  1777,  of  Col.  John  Frost's 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  on  the  Hudson  River ; 
honorably  discharged  in  March,  1777.  Commanded  a  company  of 
Massachusetts  state  soldiers  at  Cloverack  on  the  Hudson  River,  from 
July  6,  1780,  to  Sept.  22,  1780,  when  he  was  discharged. 

He  was  commissioned  Adjutant,  April  29,  1776,  of  the  Second 
Regiment  of  York  County  militia.  Promoted  to  Captain,  June  23, 
1780.  Promoted  to  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Oct.  1, 1789,  same  regiment, 
and  to  Brigadier  General,  May  4,  1800  ;  commanding  First  Brigade 
York  County  Militia. 

He  was  born,  Feb.  26,  1753,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Dennis  and  Sarah 
(Frost)  Fernald ;  married,  Dec.  24,  1778,  to  Martha  Shapleigh ;  lived 
in  that  part  of  Kittery,  now  Eliot,  on  Tan  Pit  Hill,  near  or  on  the 
farm  now  occupied  by  his  grandson  of  same  name.  Died  there,  May 
18,  1821 ;  had  a  large  family  of  children.  Wife,  Martha,  died  at 
Eliot,  Nov.  27,  1819,  aged  sixty  years. 

FERNALD,  JOSHUA,  JR.,  Ensign. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company,  in  the 
Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  and  rated  Corporal ;  served  with  regiment 
around  Boston,  until  Dec.  31,  1775,  when  it  was  discharged;  then 
enlisted  in  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowell's  company,  of  the  Seventh  Conti- 
nental Infantry,  for  one  year,  in  January,  1776,  and  served  it;  then 
enlisted  for  three  years,  and  mustered  between  Feb.  8  and  20,  1777, 
into  Capt.  S.  Darby's  company  of  the  Second  Regiment  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts Line  ;  promoted  to  Sergeant  at  once,  and  to  Sergeant  Major 
of  the  regiment,  April  15,  1777  ;  was  commissioned  Ensign  in  May, 
1778,  of  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  company,  to  rank  from  June  1,  1777, 
and  served  with  same  regiment  until  he  resigned,  April  25,  1780, 
on  account  of  deafness. 

He  was  born,  March  9,  1753,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Tobias  and  Lucy 


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(Lewis)  Fernald ;  lived  in  upper  part  of  Kittery,  until  after  the  war. 
Married,  first,  Lucy  Wingate ;  second,  Mrs.  Hannah  Snow.  Was 
pensioned,  April  19,  1818,  at  $240  per  year.  A  blacksmith,  living  in 
Eaton,  N.  H.,  in  1820  aged  sixty-five  years,  with  wife,  Hannah,  aged, 
sixty-five  years,  and  died  Jan.  11,  1830,  at  Eaton,  N.  H. 

FERNALD,  TOBIAS,  Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Enlisted,  May  1, 1775,  and  commissioned  Captain  in  the  Thirtieth 
Foot  Regiment,  of  the  United  Colonies,  and  served  with  it  until  its 
muster  out,  Dec.  31,  1775;  was  commissioned  Captain  in  January, 
1776,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry;  promoted  to  Major, 
Nov.  6,  1776,  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regiment  (Line),  and 
served  with  this  regiment  until  his  promotion,  March  6,  1779,  to 
Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  Eighth  Massachusetts  Regiment  (Line), 
serving  until  Jan.  1,  1781,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  Tenth 
Massachusetts  (Line),  with  which  he  served  until  Jan.  1,  1783,  when 
the  Tenth  was  consolidated  with  the  other  Massachusetts  regiments, 
and  he  was  retired  until  his  services  were  needed  again,  thus  serving 
over  seven  and  a  half  years.  He  commanded  at  times  all  these 
regiments.  Was  a  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati,  and 
signed  the  oath  of  allegiance  at  Valley  Forge  in  1778. 

He  was  chosen  bjT  the  officers  of  the  Massachusetts  Line,  Oct. 
16,  1779,  a  member  of  a  committee  to  represent  them,  with  a  com- 
mittee from  the  Massachusetts  General  Court,  to  make  a  settlement 
about  the  depreciation  of  the  pay  of  the  army. 

Was  Ensign  of  the  third  company  of  Kittery  militia  in  August, 
1771,  and  April,  1772. 

Born,  Feb.  1,  1744,  at  Kittery.  Was  the  son  of  Capt.  Tobias 
and  Mary  (Mendum)  Fernald,  and  lived  in  Kittery  near  what  is  called 
the  Railroad  Sand  Pit.  Married  Dorcas  Mclntyre,  of  York,  Me.,  in 
December,  1781,  daughter  of  Capt.  John  Mclntyre.  His  children 
were  Harriet  and  Juliette.  He  died,  Aug.  15,  1784,  at  Kittery. 
His  widow,  Dorcas,  married  Capt.  Richard  Rogers,  of  Kittery,  also  an 
officer  of  the  Revolution. 

FERNALD,  WILLIAM,  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  and  commissioned  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  S. 
Leighton's  company  in  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment,  and  served  with 
it  around  Boston  until  its  muster  out,  Dec.  31,  1775. 

He  enlisted,  April  10,  1758 ;  residence,  Kittery,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  J.  Gowen's  company,  Col.  J.  Preble's  regiment, 


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in  the  British  service,  at   Lake  George   and  vicinity.     Discharged 
Sept.  1,  1758. 

Born,  Sept.  16, 1739,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Margaret 
(Tripe)  Fernald.  Married,  June  25,  1763,  Abigail  Dennett.  They 
lived  in  the  Third  or  Middle  Parish  of  Kittery,  and  had  nine  children. 

FIELD,  JOSEPH,  First  Lieutenant. 

Service  from  July  10, 1779,  as  First  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  T.  Cutts's 
company.,  in  Major  D.  Littlefield's  detachment  in  Penobscot  Expedi- 
tion. Discharged,  Sept.  10,  1779. 

He  was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant,  Nov.  14,  1776,  of  the 
sixth  Kittery  company  of  militia,  and  was  promoted  to  Captain,  July 
1, 1781,  of  same  company. 

He  lived  in  the  lower  part  of  what  is  now  Eliot,  in  1776.  Married 
Mary  Dam,  of  Kittery,  in  September,  1777,  and  married  second 
wife,  Elizabeth  Buckland,  of  Kittery,  there,  Jan.  22,  1801. 

FOLLETT,  ROBERT,  Captain  and  Master. 

Commanded  a  company  of  Artillery  at  Kittery  Point,  Me.,  by 
return  of  Nov.  5,  1775.  Was  appointed  Master  of  the  Continental 
frigate,  "Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  June  24,  1776;  was  dis- 
charged about  Jan.  1,  1777. 

Born,  June  16,  1737,  at  Kittery,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Tripe) 
Follett.  Married  Mary  Mitchell,  July  16,  1767,  at  Kittery,  and  had 
five  or  more  children.  Residence,  Kittery,  in  March,  1776.  Was 
also  a  physician ;  died  Aug.  21,  1780,  at  Kittery,  and  his  gravestone 
is  in  the  old  cemetery,  near  Kittery  Point  Bridge. 

FOSTER,  PARKER,  Ensign  and  Second  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the 
Thirtieth  Foot,  and  commissioned  Ensign ;  served  with  regiment  until 
Dec.  31,  1775,  and  was  honorably  discharged. 

Was  commissioned  Captain,  April  29,  1776,  of  the  sixth  Kittery 
company  of  militia. 

Married  Mary  Tobey,  Nov.  15,  1753,  at  Kittery,  and  lived  in 
what  is  now  the  lower  part  of  Eliot;  they  had  a  large  family  of 
children,  among  them  Parker,  Jr.,  who  also  served  as  a  soldier  from 
the  town.  Died  before  Sept.  3,  1776,  at  Kittery. 

FOWLER,  SAMUEL,  Private  and  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted  in  the  service  and  mustered  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Nov. 
23,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Henry  Elkins'  company  of  New 


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Hampshire  State  Troops  for  the  defence  of  Piscataqua  Harbor,  under 
orders  of  Brig. -Gen.  John  Sullivan,  who  at  this  time  was  in  command 
of  the  troops  and  forts  on  the  river. 

Was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  Jan.  22,  1776,  of  Capt. 
James  Osgood's  company  in  Col.  Timothy  Bedell's  regiment  of  New 
Hampshire  infantry.  The  regiment  marched  to  Canada  immediately, 
where  they  were  under  the  command  of  Brig. -Gen.  B.  Arnold,  and 
Major-Gen.  John  Thomas,  who  commanded  the  American  army  in 
Canada.  They  were  stationed  at  a  place  on  the  St.  Lawrence  River 
where  Ogdensburgh,  N.  Y.,  is  now  located,  then  called  The  Cedars, 
where,  on  May  19,  1776,  most  of  the  regiment  were  captured  by 
the  British  and  Indians,  but  were  exchanged  in  about  eight  days 
after  their  capture.  General  Thomas  died  May  30,  and  General 
Sullivan  took  command  of  the  army  in  Canada,  until  July,  1776,  then 
was  succeeded  by  Major-General  Gates,  when  the  army  retreated  to 
Lake  Champlain.  Lieutenant  Fowler  was  with  his  company  June  24, 
1776.  The  regiment  was  at  Ticonderoga  on  July  22,  1776,  and 
remained  in  that  vicinity  until  November,  1776,  under  General 
Schuyler,  when  it  was  discharged. 

He  was  born,  Feb.  8,  1744,  at  Kittery.  Son  of  Moses  and  Ann 
Fowler;  was  living  in  the  town  in  1776  and  1777.  Married  Dorcas 
Nason,  Aug.  9,  1792,  at  Kittery,  where  both  were  residents. 

FROST,  CHARLES,  Second  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  com- 
pany of  the  Thirtieth  Foot.  Service  with  regiment  around  Boston 
until  Dec.  81,  1775,  then  discharged. 

Was  Second  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  W.  Holbrook's  company,  Col. 
J.  Frost's  regiment,  Dec.  1,  1776,  for  three  months'  service  in  Con- 
necticut and  around  New  York,  then  discharged  with  regiment. 

Was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  April  29,  1776,  of  the 
fourth  Kittery  company  of  militia;  was  promoted,  March  21,  1780, 
to  First  Lieutenant  of  same  company,  and  to  Captain,  July  1,  1781,  of 
same  company. 

Born,  July  17,  1751,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Charles  and  Sarah 
(Raynes)  Frost.  Married  Martha  Scammon,  of  Kittery,  Nov.  29, 
780,  at  Kittery.  Lived  in  upper  part  of  what  is  now  Eliot. 

FROST,  JOHN,  Colonel. 

Commanded  the  regiment  of  York  County  men,  enlisted  or 
drafted  in  December,  1776,  for  service  as  re-enforcement  to  the  Conti- 


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nental  army  around  New  York,  and  continued  in  service  for  three 
months. 

Was  Ensign  of  Capt.  James  CargilTs  company  from  March  31, 
1759,  to  July  8,  1759,  at  Penobscot;  was  commissioned  an  Ensign, 
at  the  age  of  twenty,  in  the  Colonial  army  raised  in  1759,  to  invade 
Canada,  and  took  part  in  the  campaigns  of  1760,  at  Ticonderoga  and 
Isle  au  Noir,  Canada ;  was  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  Humphrey  Chad- 
bourn's  company  from  Feb.  25,  1760,  to  Nov.  30,  1760,  in  the  King's 
service. 

Was  Ensign  of  the  first  company  of  the  Kittery  militia,  March 
15,  1757,  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  Was  Captain  of  the  fourth 
company  of  Kittery  militia  in  August,  1771,  and  April,  1772;  was 
commissioned  Lieutenant-Colonel,  Aug.  30,  1775,  of  the  First  Regi- 
ment of  York  County  militia,  and  promoted  to  Colonel,  Feb.  7,  1776, 
of  the  Second  Regiment  York  County  militia  ;  elected  Brigadier-Gen- 
eral, Aug.  11,  1777,  of  the  York  County  militia,  where  he  served 
until  after  1783,  enlisting,  drafting,  examining,  and  forwarding  men 
from  the  county  for  the  army. 

Born  Aug.  15,  1738,  at  Kittery;  son  of  Hon.  John  and  Sarah 
(Gerrish)  Frost,  of  Kittery.  Married  Mary  Nowel,  of  York,  Me.,  in 
April,  1760.  Lived  in  that  part  of  the  town  now  Eliot,  and  died 
there  July  15,  1810.  Was  also  a  member  of  the  General  Court  and 
Council  of  Massachusetts. 

FROST,  WILLIAM,  First  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted  May  3,  1775,  and  commissioned  Ensign,  June  2,  of 
Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company,  in  the  Thirtieth  Foot,  and  served  until 
Dec.  31,  1775;  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  Jan.  1,  1776,  of 
Captain  S.  Wild's  company,  in  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry, 
and  served  through  the  year;  re-engaged,  Nov.  13,  1776,  in  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regiment  of  the  line,  and  promoted  to  First 
Lieutenant,  Jan.  1,  1777,  of  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  in  same 
regiment.  Took  the  oath  of  allegiance  at  Valley  Forge,  and  com- 
manded his  company  there,  Jan.  23,  1778  ;  and  served  until  April  1, 

1779,  in  same  regiment;  was  left  out  then  through  a  reorganization, 
and  was  appointed  barrack  master  of  West  Point,  and  commissary  of 
brigade,  July  15,  1779,  at  special  request  of  General  Patterson,  and 
was   commissary  of  issues  of  General   Patterson's  brigade,  during 

1780,  and  until  June,  1782,  when  he  was  appointed  in  the  contractor 
service  and  remained  until  end  of  war. 

He  was  born  May  26,  1747,  at  Kittery,  and  was  a  brother  to 


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Col.  John  Frost,  before  mentioned;  married,  Nov.  16,  1775,  at  Som- 
ersworth,  N.  H.,  Elizabeth  Randall,  of  Berwick,  Me.,  daughter  of 
Elipalet  Randall,  of  Berwick,  and  lived  in  that  part  of  Kittery  now 
Eliot.  Was  living  at  York,  in  1800,  and  was  Register  of  Deeds  for 
York  County  several  years. 

Pensioned,  April  13,  1818,  of  York,  at  $240  per  year;  living 
in  York,  Me.,  July  4,  1820,  a  farmer.  Died  June  2,  1827  (at  York, 
Me.,  probably),  and  left  children.  His  widow,  Elizabeth,  was 
eighty  years  old  in  1836,  living  in  York,  where  she  died,  Oct.  1, 
1837.  They  had  sixteen  children  (four  pairs  of  twins)  whose  births 
are  recorded  in  York ;  a  copy  of  this  record  is  among  his  pension 
papers  at  Washington,  as  are  his  three  commissions,  all  signed  by 
John  Hancock,  President  of  Congress. 

GODSOE,  JOHN,  Second  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  22,  1780,  as  second  lieutenant  of  Capt- 
T.  Bragdon's  company,  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's  regiment,  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops,  on  service  at  Portland  and  Thomaston,  Me- 
Discharged  Nov.  22,  1780. 

Was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  April  29,  1776,  of  the 
third  company  of  militia  in  Kittery. 

Born  July  8,  1742,  at  Kittery.  Son  of  John  and  Mary  Godsoe. 
Married  Margery  Jenkens,  at  Kittery,  July  20, 1785,  both  of  Kittery. 
Lived  where  his  descendant,  Luther  Goodsoe,  now  resides. 

GUNNISON,  BENJAMIN,  Captain. 

Commander  of  the  brig  "  Morris  "  (probably  a  letter  of  marque) 
in  1777,  1778  and  1779,  employed  by  the  Continental  Government 
between  the  United  States  and  France,  carrying  arms  and  munitions 
of  war,  etc. 

Was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  June  30,  1792,  in  the 
United  States  revenue  cutter  service,  and  stationed  on  the  cutter 
"  Scammel,"  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  Promoted  to  First  Lieutenant 
Aug.  24,  1795.  Honorably  discharged  in  June,  1799.  Commis- 
sioned First  Lieutenant  again  Jan.  15,  1803,  and  resigned  Sept.  30, 
1807. 

Born  Nov.  7,  1743,  at  Kittery.  Son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Gun- 
nison,  of  Kittery.  Married,  first,  Elizabeth  Fernald,  of  Kittery, 
Aug.  9,  1770,  at  Kittery;  married,  second,  Eleanor  Fernald,  of 
Kittery,  June  8,  1803,  at  Kittery. 


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GREEN,  ARTHUR,  Midshipman. 

Appointed  Midshipman  in  1777,  and  served  on  the  United  States 
ship  "Ranger,"  Capt.  J.  Paul  Jones,  on  her  first  cruise  to  Europe  ; 
was  in  the  fight  with  the  British  man-of-war  "Drake,"  also  in  the 
landing  at  Whitehaven,  Great  Britain,  with  Capt.  Jones. 

HALEY,  WILLIAM,  First  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  December,  1776,  for  three  months'  services 
as  First  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company,  Col.  J.  Frost's 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  for  service  in  Connecticut 
and  New  York,  as  re-enforcement  to  the  Continental  Army.  Dis- 
charged in  March,  1777. 

Was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  April  29,  1776,  of  the  third 
company  of  Kittery  militia.  Promoted  to  Major,  Oct.  1,  1789,  of 
the  Second  Regiment  of  York  County  militia. 

Baptized  March  13,  1743,  an  infant  in  the  First  Parish. 
Married,  first,  Miriam  Fernald,  of  Kittery,  in  November,  1773. 
Married,  second,  Miriam  Johnson,  of  Kittery,  March  15,  1797. 
Lived  in  the  Third  Parish  of  Kittery,  near  Spruce  Creek.  Died, 
May  4, 1802,  at  Kittery. 

HAMMOND,  THOMAS,  Second  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  Aug.  14,  1777;  service  as  Second  Lieutenant 
of  Captain  E.  Shapleigh's  company  in  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  service  with  the  Continental  Army  in 
Vermont  and  New  York  in  the  Burgoyne  campaign.  Discharged, 
Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Height. 

Was  drummer  of  the  first  Kittery  company  of  militia  in  1757 
Was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  April  29,  1776,  of  the  first 
Kittery  company  of  militia. 

Was  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Mercy  (Adams)  Hammond  of  Kittery. 
Lived  in  that  part  of  Kittery,  now  Eliot,  near  the  residence  of 
Dr.  Willis.  Marriage  intentions  at  Kittery,  Dec.  24,  1763,  to  Mary 
Rogers,  of  Kittery. 

HILL,  STEPHEN,  Captain. 

Commander  of  the  privateer  "Fox,"  and  of  the  "Maria." 
Among  a  list  of  prisoners  from  Halifax,  Jan.  29,  1778,  as  Captain, 
and  taken  in  the  "  Fox."  A  petition  at  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1781,  that 
he  be  commissioned  as  Commander  of  the  ship  "  Maria." 

Son  of  Joseph  and  Miriam  (Sawyer)  Hill,  of  Kittery. 


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HODGE,  SAMUEL,  JR.,  Mate. 

Appointed  Mate  July  17,  1776,  of  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  at  $15  per  month.  Was  five  feet 
ten  inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  and  an  American.  Appointed 
again  Jan.  15,  1777,  as  Mate ;  was  Samuel,  Jr.,  resident  of  Kittery. 
Not  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778. 

Samuel  Hodge,  Jr.,  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  married  Elizabeth  Hill,  of 
Kittery,  Oct.  22,  1761,  at  Kittery.  Lived  in  upper  part  of  the  Second 
Parish,  in  1776. 

HOLBROOK,  WILLIAM,  Captain. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  December,  1776,  for  three  months'  service, 
to  command  a  company  in  Col.  J.  Frost's  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops  for  service  in  Connecticut  and  New  York,  as  reinforce- 
ment to  the  Continental  Army.  Discharged  in  March,  1777. 

Was  commissioned  Captain  April  29, 1776,  of  the  second  Kittery 
company  of  militia. 

Born  at  Kittery.  Married  Elizabeth  Underwood,  at  Kittery, 
May  4,  1780,  both  residents  of  Kittery.  Lived  at  Kittery  Point. 

LEIGHTON,  SAMUEL,  Captain. 

Enlisted  May  3,  1775,  as  Captain  in  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  the  United  Colonies.  Service  around  Boston  until  Dec.  31,  1775, 
then  discharged.  Enlisted  or  drafted  Aug.  1,  1776,  for  four  months' 
service,  as  Captain  in  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops,  for  duty  around  Boston.  Discharged  in  December, 
1776.  He  also  received,  June  1,  1778,  a  detachment  of  sixty-seven 
men  from  York  County  (to  serve  nine  months  in  the  Continental 
Army)  and  marched  them  to  Fishkill,  N.  Y.,  and  delivered  them  to 
Brig. -Gen.  J.  Warner. 

Was  Ensign  of  the  fourth  company  of  Kittery  militia  in  August, 
1771,  and  April,  1772.  He  was  commissioned  Captain,  April  29, 
1776,  of  the  fourth  Kittery  company  of  militia,  and  was  promoted  to 
Second  Major,  June  10,  1778,  of  the  Second  Regiment  of  York 
County  militia. 

Born,  March  16,  1740,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Lieut.  John  and  Mary 
(Hill)  Leighton.  Married,  Oct.  15,  1767,  Abigail,  daughter  of  Col. 
John  Frost,  of  Kittery,  before  mentioned ;  had  nine  children.  Lived  in 
that  part  of  Kittery,  now  the  upper  part  of  Eliot,  and  was  the  largest 
tax  payer  in  the  town  in  1780.  Died  suddenly,  Feb.  27,  1802,  at 
Kittery,  while  breaking  out  the  roads  from  snow. 


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MARCH,  SAMUEL,  Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Enlisted  April  24,  1775,  in  the  Thirty-first  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
Colonies  and  commissioned  as  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  same  regiment ; 
served  around  Boston  with  his  regiment  until  Dec.  31,  1775.  Com- 
missioned Lieutenant-Colonel,  Jan.  1,  1776,  of  the  Eighteenth 
Continental  Infantry,  and  served  with  regiment  around  Boston,  and 
Lakes  Champlain  and  George.  Discharged,  Dec.  31,  1776. 

He  was  born  in  Kittery,  and  was  probably  a  son  of  Benjamin 
March,  of  Kittery.  Married,  Jan.  27,  1752,  Anna  Libby,  of  Scar- 
boro,  Me.  He  moved  to  and  settled  in  Scarboro,  Me.,  and  kept  a 
tavern  there  for  many  years.  His  wife  had  fourteen  children  by 
him,  and  he  died  in  Scarboro  in  1804. 

MOORE,  WILLIAM,  Second-Lieutenant. 

He  was  recommended  by  the  Committee  of  Correspondence,  May 
10,  1777,  at  Kittery,  to  command  a  detachment  of  Coast  Guards  to 
be  stationed  at  Kittery,  and  was  commissioned,  May  30,  a  Second 
Lieutenant  for  that  duty,  and  probably  served  in  command  of  detach- 
ment until  Dec.  31,  1777,  when  they  were  all  discharged.  Resident 
of  the  town,  July  10, 1776,  when  he  subscribed  money  to  raise  soldiers 
for  the  war. 

He  was  Captain  of  Sir  Wm.  Pepperell's,  baronet,  sloop,  in 
1758,  on  the  expedition  to  Canada  up  the  Hudson  River;  was  a 
private  in  Capt.  H.  Chadborn's  company,  enlisted,  March  6,  1760, 
in  war  with  France.  Residence,  Kittery.  Service  in  Canada  and  on 
the  Lakes.  Discharged,  Nov.  10,  1760. 

Born,  Sept.  27,  1 724,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Capt.  John  and  Elizabeth 
Moore.  Marriage  intentions  at  Kittery,  Nov.  1, 1766,  to  Sarah  Good- 
win of  Somersworth,  N.  H.  Living  at  Kittery  (in  First  Parish)  in 
1760  ;  also  in  1784. 

MOORE,  HENRY,  Captain  of  Privateer. 

Enlisted  for  service  in  1776 ;  was  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's 
company  of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.,  March  22,  1776,  and  April  1,  1776.  He  lived  at 
Kittery,  and  was  nineteen  years  old. 

In  September,  1776,  he  was  in  Capt.  J.  Robinson's  company,  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  around  New  York.  He  was  Com- 
mander in  1781.  of  the  privateer  brig  "  Venus,"  of  New  Hampshire, 
of  four  guns  and  thirty-five  men.  She  was  captured  June  1,  1781, 
by  H.  M.  S.  "Lively." 


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Marriage  intentions  to  Sarah  Ordiorne,  of  Portsmouth,  published 
Sept.  24,  1780,  at  Kittery,  his  residence. 

ORR,  JOHN,  Second  Mate,  Continental  Navy. 

He  was  Second  Mate  of  the  Continental  frigate  "Alliance,"  Capt. 
P.  Landais;  was  on  her  in  fight  with  the  British  frigate  "  Serapis," 
Sept.  23,  1779,  and  also  Oct.  3,  1779. 

Marriage  intentions  at  Kittery,  Jan.  15,  1757,  to  Eleanor 
Dennett  (daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Tutherly)  Dennett),  both  of 
Kittery.  Living  in  1760,  in  that  part  of  the  town  now  the  lower  part 
of  Eliot,  and  about  1810,  in  Kittery,  near  Portsmouth  Bridge. 

PHIPPS,  GEORGE,  First  Lieutenant  and  probably  Captain  in 
privateers. 

First  officer  or  Lieutenant  of  the  brig  "  Morris,"  Capt.  B.  Gunni- 
son,  in  1777,  1778,  1779,  a  letter  of  marque,  employed  by  the  Conti- 
nental Government,  between  the  United  States  and  France,  carrying 
arms  and  munitions  of  war,  etc.  Captain,  probably,  of  the  privateer 
"  Aurora,"  which  was  captured  June  14,  1780,  as  he  was  taken  in 
her.  Residence,  Kittery.  Said  to  have  run  away  and  put  in  Mill 
Prison,  England. 

Married  Francina  Fernald,  Dec.  20,  1781,  at  Kittery,  and  both 
were  residents. 

PRAY,  JOHN,  Captain. 

Enlisted  May  16,  1775,  as  Sergeant  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
p&ny  in  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment,  and  served  with  regiment  until 
Dec.  31,  1775,  when  the  regiment  was  mustered  out.  Enlisted  again, 
Jan.  1,  1 776,  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  in  the  Eighteenth 
Continental  Infantry,  and  was  commissioned  Ensign  April  1,  1776,  of 
same  company.  Served  until  Dec.  31,  1776.  Re-engaged  Nov.  13, 
1776,  as  First  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  D.  Merrill's  company  in  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  of  the  line,  and  commissioned  Jan. 
1, 1777.  Served  with  Regiment  and  promoted  to  Captain  July  5, 1779, 
in  same  regiment,  and  served  until  Jan.  1,  1781,  when  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  First  Massachusetts  Regiment,  of  the  line,  and  served 
until  June  12,  1783,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged  on  account  of 
consolidating  and  reducing  the  army. 

He  took  the  oath  of  allegiance  at  Valley  Forge  in  1778;  was 
appointed  to  the  command  of  the  block  house  at  Dobbs  Ferry,  N.  Y., 


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March  11,  1781,  a  most  important  post.  Was  a  member  of  the 
Massachusetts  Society  of  the  Cincinnati,  and  was  transferred  to  the 
New  York  Society  in  1799. 

He  was  born,  Feb.  14,  1736,  at  Kittery  (probably  on  Fernald's 
Island,  now  the  United  States  navy  yard,  lower  island),  son  of  Samuel 
and  Alice  Pray.  Married  Jane  Mesier.  They  had  a  son  and  two 
daughters.  Removed  to  New  York  City,  and  died  there  in  Septem- 
ber, 1812. 

QUIN,  JOHN,  Surgeon's  Mate. 

Appointed,  June  27,  1777,  as  surgeon's  mate  for  one  year,  at 
$15  per  month,  of  the  Continental  frigate  "Raleigh,"  Capt.  T. 
Thompson.  He  was  an  Irishman  ;  residence,  Kittery.  Was  on  her 
Jan.  22,  1778,  at  L'Orient,  France.  Enlisted,  Aug.  13,  1780,  for 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  to  serve  in  one  of  the  New  Hampshire  Continental 
regiments,  until  Dec.  31,  1780. 

REMICK,  BENJAMIN,  Seaman  and  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted  on  the  privateer  ship  "  Alexander,"  Captain  Mitchell, 
in  1780,  as  a  seaman.  She  was  said  to  have  been  built  on  the  Piscata- 
qua  River,  but  her  owners  were  probably  New  York  men,  and  she 
hailed  from  there.  She  mounted  fourteen  carriage  guns,  nine-pound- 
ers, under  a  spare  deck,  and  carried  a  crew  of  about  one  hundred  men. 
She  sailed  on  a  cruise  in  1780  under  Captain  Mitchell  and  returned 
to  the  river,  and  about  November,  1780,  Capt.  Thomas  Simpson,  late 
commander  of  the  Continental  frigate  "Ranger,"  was  appointed  to 
command  her,  and  Benjamin  Remick  was  promoted  to  Third  Lieuten- 
ant of  her.  She  was  fitted  out  as  a  letter  of  marque,  and  sailed  in  Jan- 
uary, 1781,  for  Fredevicksburg,  Va.,  where  she  loaded  with  tobacco 
and  took  it  to  L'Orient,  France,  returning  to  the  Piscataqua,  where 
she  was  on  Nov.  24,  1781,  and  was  to  sail  in  a  few  days  to  Bos- 
ton, then  to  Virginia,  then  to  Amsterdam,  Holland,  and  return  to 
Boston,  Mass.,  which  was  probably  done.  She  captured  many 
prizes  on  these  trips,  but  he  probably  did  not  go  on  her  after  Novem- 
ber, 1781,  as  he  was  one  of  the  builders  of  the  Continental  battleship 
"  America,"  then  building. 

Born  Sept.  26,  1753,  at  Kittery,  on  the  late  Major  Levi  Remick's 
place,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Deed)  Remick.  Married 
Abigail,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret  (Fernald)  Fernald,  Jan.  15, 
1777,  at  Kittery,  and  lived  in  the  town,  in  the  house  near  the  bridge 
to  Portsmouth,  now  owned  by  Charles  Otis ;  had  a  large  family  of 


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children  and  has  many  descendants,  including  the  writer.  He  was  a 
noted  ship  builder  on  the  Piscataqua  River.  Also  built  vessels  on  the 
Kennebec  and  Penobscot  rivers  ;  also  assisting  to  design  and  build 
the  Continental  ships  "  Ranger,"  "  Raleigh,"  and  "  America,"  all 
built  near  the  Piscataqua  River.  He  died  Jan.  31,  1837,  at  Kittery, 
and  his  remains  lie  in  his  tomb  near  the  Portsmouth  Bridge. 

REMICK,  TIMOTHY,  Major. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company, 
of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment ;  promoted  to  Corporal,  and  served 
until  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  1,  1776,  as  Sergeant  with 
same  captain,  in  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment ;  promoted, 
Nov.  13,  1776,  to  Lieutenant  of  the  same  company,  and  served  the 
year  out  in  same  regiment,  and  commissioned  Lieutenant,  Jan.  1, 
1777,  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company,  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts 
Regiment  of  the  line ;  was  promoted  to  Captain  of  his  Company, 
July  5,  1779,  and  probably  commanded  the  Light  Infantry  company 
from  his  regiment,  under  Lieut. -Col.  Win.  Hull,  at  the  storming  of 
Stony  Point,  July  15,  1779.  Served  with  the  regiment  until  its  con- 
solidation, Jan.  1,  1781,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  First  Massa- 
chusetts Line  Regiment ;  served  with  it  until  May  14,  1781,  when  he 
was  appointed  Brigade  Major  and  inspector  of  the  First  Massachusetts 
Brigade.  He  was  on  command  with  Light  Infantry  from  August, 

1782,  to  December,  1782  ;  was  Major  of  the  First  Brigade  again  in 

1783,  and  held  it  until  Nov.  5,  1783,  when  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged after  eight  and  a  half  years  of  continuous  service,  which 
is  the  longest  service  of  any  one  from  the  town  for  the  cause  of 
liberty.     He  commanded  at  times  the  Twelfth  Regiment  and  also  the 
First. 

Was  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778,  and  signed  the  oath  of 
allegiance ;  was  sick  in  camp  in  December,  1782 ;  also,  in  January, 
February,  and  March,  1783.  He  was  an  original  member  of  the 
Society  of  the  Cincinnati,  and  is  now  represented  in  that  society  by  a 
descendant. 

Born,  Sept.  9,  1755,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Petti- 
grow)  Remick.  Married  Mercy  Staples,  of  Kittery,  there,  July  25, 
1775,  by  whom  he  had  three  children.  His  health  was  ruined  by  his 
long  army  service,  and  he  died  in  February,  1785,  at  Kittery,  and  is 
buried  in  the  Remick  cemetery  at  South  Eliot,  near  where  a  monu- 
ment has  been  erected  to  his  memory  by  the  writer,  and  where  he  was 
born  and  lived. 


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RICE,  SAMUEL,  Captain  of  Privateers. 

Commander  of  the  privateer  ship  "  Fancy,"  of  eight  guns  and 
twenty-five  men  from  New  Hampshire  in  1781,  and  of  the  privateer 
ship  "  Retaliation,"  of  ten  guns  and  twenty-five  men  from  the  same 
State  in  1782. 

Born,  March  13,  1752,  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Rice  of 
Kittery.  Married  intentions  to  Elizabeth  Dennett,  published  at 
Kittery,  May  21,  1777.  Both  were  residents;  she  was  a  sister  to 
the  Dennetts  herein  mentioned.  His  name  was  on  back  of  a  list  of 
the  third  company  of  town  militia,  June  23,  1779.  He  probably 
removed  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  after  the  war,  where  he  died  in  1803 
a  sea  captain. 

ROGERS,  RICHARD,  Captain. 

Commanded  a  company  of  militia  from  April,  1776,  for  three 
months  at  Kiltery,  working  on  Forts  Sullivan,  McClary,  and  Hancock. 
Enlisted  or  drafted  July  3,  1778,  as  Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  J. 
Gerrish's  Regiment  of  Guards  stationed  at  Winter  Hill,  Mass., 
guarding  Burgoyne's  army  of  prisoners.  Discharged  Dec.  12,  1778. 

He  was  commissioned  Captain  April  29,  1776,  of  the  third 
company  of  Kittery  militia  and  held  it  in  1780  and  later. 

Born  Sept.  30,  1744,  at  Kittery  (on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
A.  Stevenson),  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Fernald)  Rogers.  "Was  a 
farmer.  Married,  first,  Mary  Staples  of  Kittery,  March  20,  1770,  at 
Kittery.  Bought  the  present  Rogers  farm  in  Kittery  where  his  descen- 
dants now  live,  and  lived  on  it  until  his  death,  and  was  buried  there. 
Married,  second,  Dorcas  Fernald  of  Kittery,  Dec.  18,  1786,  at  Kittery. 
She  was  the  widow  of  Lieut. -Col.  Tobias  Fernald,  before  mentioned. 

SHAPLEIGH,  ELISHA,  Captain. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  Aug.  14,  1777,  as  Captain  of  a  company  in 
Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and 
served  with  the  Continental  Army  in  the  campaign  ending  with  the 
capture  of  General  Burgoyne  and  his  army  at  Saratoga,  N.  Y.  Dis- 
charged Nov.  30,  1777. 

Was  commissioned  Captain,  April  29, 1776,  of  the  first  company 
of  Kittery  militia,  and  was  in  same  position  in  1779. 

Born,  March  10,  1749,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Nicholas  and  Elizabeth 
(Plaisted)  Shapleigh.  Married  Elizabeth  Waldron  (born  July  8, 
1752,  daughter  of  Richard  Waldron),  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  April  3, 1770, 


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by  whom  he  had  ten  children.  Was  a  farmer,  and  always  lived  in 
that  part  of  the  town  now  Eliot.  He  died  Feb.  12, 1822,  at  Lebanon, 
Me.,  while  on  a  visit  there. 

SHAPLEIGH,  JAMES,  First  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  April  1, 1778,  as  First  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  E. 
Preble's  company  in  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  Regiment  of  Guards,  at  Winter 
Hill,  Mass.,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  Troops  of  the  Convention. 
Discharged  July  3,  1778. 

Commissioned  First  Lieutenant  of  the  first  company  of  Kittery 
militia  on  April  29,  1776. 

Born,  May  5,  1741,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Capt.  John  and  Dorcas 
(Littlefield)  Shapleigh.  Married  Hannah  Bartlett,  and  lived  in  that 
part  of  the  town  now  Eliot,  on  his  farther's  farm,  where  Nathaniel 
Hanscom  (his  son-in-law)  lived  in  1850.  Had  fifteen  children.  Was 
a  brother  to  Col.  John  Shapleigh,  mentioned  below.  Was  a  farmer, 
and  died  Jan.  30,  1806,  at  Kittery. 

SHAPLEIGH,  JOHN,  Captain. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  commanded  a  company  of  Coast 
Guards  at  Kittery,  in  the  State  service;  discharged,  Dec.  81,  1775. 

Was  a  private  in  the  Blue  Troop  of  Horse,  York  County  militia, 
in  1757  ;  was  Ensign  of  the  third  Kittery  company  of  militia,  March 
10,  1762  ;  was  Lieutenant  of  the  third  Kittery  company  of  militia  in 
August,  1771,  and  April,  1772;  was  commissioned  Second  Major, 
Feb.  7,  1776,  of  the  Second  Regiment  of  York  County  Militia;  pro- 
moted to  First  Major,  June  10,  1778,  of  same  regiment;  also  to 
Lieutenant-Colonel  and  Colonel  of  same  regiment. 

Born,  Nov.  5,  1733,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Lieut.  James 
Shapleigh  before  mentioned.  Married  Mrs.  Isabella  Littlefield,  of 
Wells,  Me. ;  intentions  at  Kittery,  Aug.  14, 1756.  A  farmer  and  lived 
in  central  part  of  the  town  near  Spruce  Creek,  near  where  Lieut. 
Dennis  Shapleigh  now  lives.  Died  in  1788,  at  Kittery,  and  left  no 
children. 

SMALLCORN,  SAMUEL,  Gunner  and  First  Lieutenant. 

Appointed  Gunner,  Aug.  12,  1776,  of  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Raleigh,"  Capt.  Thomas  Thompson,  at  wages  of  $15  a  month. 
He  did  not  remain  on  her  long,  as  on  Sept.  30,  1776,  he  was  First 
Lieutenant  of  the  bngantine  ''  Reprisal,"  a  privateer,  then  lying  at 
Boston,  Capt.  John  Wheelright ;  she  was  of  about  seventy  tons, 


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carried  eight  carriage   guns  (three  pounders)  and  ten  swivels,  and 
seventy  men,  also  provisioned  for  a  cruise. 

Capt.  Samuel  Smallcorn  married  Jane  Moore,  Dec.  11,  1785,  at 
Kittery,  both  residents. 

SPINNEY,  WILLIAM,  Captain. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  12,  1778,  and  commanded  a  company 
in  Colonel  Cogswell's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ; 
service  as  Guards  in  and  near  Boston ;  discharged,  Dec.  81,  1778. 

Commissioned  First  Lieutenant,  April  29,  1776,  of  the  sixth 
company  of  Kittery  militia,  chosen  Sept.  3,  1776,  as  Captain,  and 
commissioned,  Nov.  14,  1776,  of  the  same  company,  and  was  Captain 
of  it  in  1779. 

Marriage  intentions  at  Kittery,  Aug.  20,  1763,  to  Mary  Libby, 
of  Kittery.  Lived  in  that  part  of  the  town  now  South  Eliot. 

STACY,  SAMUEL,  Seaman  and  Sailing  Master. 

Engaged,  probably  in  1775,  on  the  Continental  frigate  "Alfred," 
twenty-eight  guns,  Capt.  Dudley  Saltonstall,  at  Philadelphia.  She 
sailed  in  company  with  the  American  fleet,  under  Commander-in- 
Chief  Ezekiel  Hopkins,  on  Feb.  17,  1776,  to  the  Bahama  Islands  ; 
the  fleet  captured  "  New  Providence,"  and  several  vessels,  and  also 
had  a  fight  off  Block  Island,  on  their  return,  with  the  British  frigate 
"Glasgow."  The  "Alfred"  and  fleet  arrived  at  New  London, 
Conn.,  April  8,  1776. 

Lieut.  Paul  Jones,  who  had  been  first  lieutenant  of  the  "Alfred," 
was  ordered  to  the  command  of  the  Continental  ship  "  Providence," 
at  Newport,  R.  I.,  of  fourteen  guns,  joining  her  on  May  10,  1776, 
and  he  took  with  him  from  the  "  Alfred's"  crew  several  of  her  men, 
among  others  Samuel  Stacy. 

The  "  Providence,"  under  Jones,  first  sailed  to  New  York  for 
stores  and  men,  through  the  Sound,  and  returned  the  same  way  to 
Newport,  on  June  14,  1776.  She  sailed  from  Newport  on  a  cruise  to 
Newfoundland,  and  she  returned  to  Boston  or  Newport,  on  Oct.  7, 
1776.  During  this  cruise  she  captured  eighteen  British  vessels,  and 
one  of  them,  the  "  Mellish,"  was  the  most  valuable  prize  taken  by  us 
during  the  Revolution.  Eight  of  these  prizes  were  sent  into  port, 
and  Samuel  Stacy  doubtless  was  prize  master  of  one,  and,  soon  after 
arriving  in  port,  joined  the  privateer  "  Dalton,"  Capt.  E.  Johnston, 
in  November,  1776,  at  Kittery,  a  resident  of  the  town ;  was  captured 
on  her  Dec.  24, 1776,  and  taken  to  Plymouth,  England,  where  he  was 


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confined  in  Mill  Prison  until  March,  1779,  when  he  was  exchanged 
to  Nantes,  France,  where  he  engaged,  April  14,  1779,  to  serve  one 
year  on  the  Continental  frigate  "Richard,"  Capt.  Paul  Jones,  then 
at  L'Orient,  France,  about  seventy-five  miles  from  Nantes,  where  he 
joined  her.  Was  Sailing  Master  of  the  "Bon  Homme  Richard," 
Captain  Jones,  in  the  fight  with  the  British  frigate  "  Serapis,"  Sept. 
28, 1779,  off  the  coast  of  England,  when  the  "  Serapis  "  was  captured 
after  a  hard  fight.  He  was  probably  transferred  to  the  "'  Serapis," 
and  then  to  the  Continental  frigate  "  Alliance,"  Captain  Jones,  and 
probably  returned  to  the  United  States  in  her  with  Captain  Landais, 
in  August,  1780,  or  on  the  "Ariel,"  Continental  frigate,  Captain 
Jones,  in  January,  1781. 

Born  at  Kittery,  son  of  William  Stacy,  of  Kittery.  Married 
Alice  Shapleigh,  of  Kittery,  sister  to  Capt.  John  Shapleigh,  and 
Lieut.  James  Shapleigh,  before  mentioned.  Was  a  sea  captain  and 
commanded  many  ships.  Lived  in  that  part  of  town  now  Central 
Eliot.  Had  son  Samuel  and  daughter  Dorcas.  Was  living  at  Kittery 
in  1785,  and  died  there  in  February,  1786. 

TRIPE,  SILVANUS,  Master. 

He  was  brought  to  Boston  from  Halifax,  Oct.  8, 1778,  a  prisoner 
to  be  exchanged.  He  was  Master  of  the  armed  sloop  "John  Bunyan," 
a  privateer,  and  brought  a  prize  into  the  Piscataqua  River,  the  trial 
of  which  took  place  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Nov.  10,  1781. 

He  belonged  to  the  third  company  of  militia  at  Kittery,  June  23, 
1779. 

Born  Nov.  5,  1734,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Robert  and  Mary  Tripe. 

WEEKS,  NICHOLAS,  Ensign  and  Second  Lieutenant. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  January,  1776,  and  commissioned  Ensign, 
Feb.  21,  1776,  of  Capt.  A.  Moulton's  company,  in  Col.  L.  Robinson's 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Service  with  the  Continen- 
tal Army  around  Boston  until  April  1 ,  then  discharged.  Enlisted  or 
drafted  May  13,  1778,  as  Second  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  T.  Hodgdon's 
company,  in  Col.  T.  Poor's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 
Service  with  the  Continental  Army  at  Peekskill,  N.  Y.  Discharged 
Oct.  12,  1778. 

Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  April  29,  1776,  of  the  fifth 
company  of  Kittery  militia. 

Baptized  March  28,  1742,  infant  son  of  Joseph  Weeks,  in  First 
Parish.  Married  Rhoda  Hutchings.  Lived  in  the  eastern  part  of  the 


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town  (and  died  there  Jan.  15,  1809,  aged  sixty-seven  years),  on  the 
farm  now  owned  by  John  Wentworth. 

WENTWORTH,  JOHN,  Captain. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  August,  1776,  and  served  as  Captain  in 
Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment  on  duty  around  Boston,  Mass.  Discharged 
Nov.  30,  1776.  He  also  served  the  last  of  1776  and  first  of  1777 
in  Col.  A.  Willard's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  at  Ben- 
nington  and  Lake  Champlain.  In  1777  was  Captain  of  a  company 
of  Coast  Guards  stationed  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  Me. ;  there  in  April, 
1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  in  July,  1778,  as  Captain  in  Col.  J. 
Gerrish's  regiment  of  Guards  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  guarding  the 
Troops  of  the  Convention  (Burgoyne's  army).  Discharged  in 
December,  1778. 

He  served  as  Second  Lieutenant  and  as  Lieutenant  and  Captain 
in  1758,  1759,  and  1760  in  the  French  war  in  the  King's  service  and 
was  in  the  battle  of  Quebec,  Canada.  Second  Lieutenant  of  Capt. 
Wm.  Osgood's  company,  Col.  J.  Treble's  regiment,  March  13,  1758, 
to  Nov.  18,  1758,  at  Lake  George.  Lieutenant  of  Capt.  David 
Bean's  company  March  31,  1759,  to  July  15,  1759,  at  Penobscot. 
Captain  of  a  company  in  Col.  Williams'  regiment  Feb.  25,  1760,  to 
Dec.  8,  1760,  at  Crown  Point  and  Canada. 

Born,  Feb.  23,  1736,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Capt.  William  and 
Margery  (Pepperell)  Wentworth,  and  grand-nephew  to  Sir  William 
Pepperell,  baronet  and  general.  Married,  first,  to  Hannah  Fernald  in 
1758.  Married,  second,  Sarah  Bartlett  of  Kittery,  Sept.  17,  1762. 
Lived  in  town  where  George  Hayes,  on  the  road  to  East  Eliot,  now 
resides.  Was  a  farmer ;  moved  from  Kittery  to  Cape  Elizabeth,  Me., 
where  he  died  June  9,  1781. 

WHIFFLE,  WILLIAM,  Brigadier-General. 

Commenced  duty  Sept.  27,  1777,  and  commanded  the  New 
Hampshire  Slate  Troops  in  the  campaign  in  Vermont  and  New  York, 
ending  with  the  capture  of  General  Burgoyne  and  his  army,  and  guarded 
them  on  the  march  to  Cambridge,  Mass.  He  was  selected  with  Colonel 
Wilkerson  to  meet  two  of  General  Burgoyne's  officers  to  settle 
several  articles  springing  from  the  proposals  of  Burgoyne  about  his 
surrender.  Discharged  Nov.  12, 1777.  Aug.  3,  1778,  as  Brigadier- 
General,  ho  commanded  a  brigade  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops 
to  Rhode  Island ;  was  in  the  battle  of  Quaker  Hill  in  Rhode  Island, 
Aug.  29,  1778,  under  General  Sullivan.  Discharged  Sept.  5,  1778. 


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Born,  Jan.  14,  1781,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Capt.  William  and  Mary 
(Cutts)  Whipple,  in  the  house  now  owned  by  Harrison  J.  Philbrick, 
at  the  Intervene,  so  called,  and  lived  there.  Went  to  sea  in  early  life 
and  became  master  of  a  vessel  before  he  was  twenty-one  years  old, 
but  he  quit  going  to  sea  when  about  twenty-nine  years  old. 
Married  Catharine  Moffatt,  his  cousin.  They  had  but  one  child  who 
died  an  infant.  Removed  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  across  the  river, 
where  he  lived  until  his  death.  Was  a  merchant  and  was  elected, 
Jan.  23,  1776,  to  the  Continental  Congress,  and  signed  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence.  Continued  in  Congress  until  1779.  In  1780 
was  elected  a  judge  of  the  New  Hampshire  Superior  Court.  Died  at 
Portsmouth,  Nov.  28,  1785,  and  he  is  buried  in  the  Old  North  Ceme- 
tery in  that  city. 


WARRANTED,  APPOINTED  AND  NON- 
COMMISSIONED   OFFICERS    AND    ENLISTED 
MEN  OF   KITTERY. 


AMEE,  JACOB,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment ; 
in  company,  Dec.  8,  and  probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1776. 

Belonged  to  the  Second  Foot  Company  of  town  militia,  April 
20, 1757. 

He  was  baptized,  Oct.  12,  1735,  an  infant,  in  Second  Parish 
of  Kittery,  and  married  Martha  Cluff,  Dec.  21,  1752,  at  Kittery. 

AMEE,    MOSES,   Private. 

Enlisted,  June  18,  1775,  to  serve  until  end  of  year,  and  served 
as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment, of  North  America;  residence,  Kittery;  enlisted  again,  Jan.  1, 
1776,  for  one  year  in  same  captain's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth 
Continental  Regiment.  Died,  Nov.  3,  1776,  in  service,  near  Fort 
George,  N.  T. 

AMEE,  SAMUEL. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  July,  1780,  to  serve  six  months  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  Kittery;  arrived  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  4, 
and  passed  muster,  Oct.  25,  1780,  at  Camp  Totoway.  Description: 
fifty-one  years  old,  five  feet  five  inches  tall,  dark  complexion.  Resi- 
dence, First  Parish  of  Kittery. 

Was  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Gowen's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Preble's 
regiment ;  enlisted,  April  10, 1758,  service  at  Lake  George  and  vicinity. 
Discharged,  Nov.  17,  1758,  resident  of  the  town.  Enlisted  again, 
March  26,  1759,  residence,  Kittery,  age,  twenty-eight  years,  for  in- 
vasion of  Canada,  under  General  Amherst;  enlisted  again,  March 
12,  1760,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  Johnson  Moulton's  company 
at  Lake  Champlain  and  Canada;  residence,  Kittery;  discharged, 
Nov.  30,  1760, —  all  in  the  King's  service. 

Belonged  to  the  Second  Foot  company  of  the  town  militia, 
April  20,  1757. 

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ARNOLD,  ROBERT,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  for  eight  months  for  Pepperelboro  (Saco), 
and  served  in  Capt.  J.  Hill's  company  in  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  the  Colonies.  Probably  discharged  December  31.  Enlisted  in  Jan- 
uary, 1776,  for  one  year  and  was  in  Captain  Whiting's  company  of  the 
Twenty-fourth  Continental  Infantry.  Served  his  time  and  was  dis- 
charged at  Albany,  N.  Y.  Enlisted  Feb.  22,  1777,  for  three  years. 
Served  in  Capt.  J.  Carr's  company  in  the  Second  New  Hampshire 
Regiment  of  the  line.  On  a  size  roll  of  the  regiment,  Jan.  10, 1778,  he 
was  reported  as  twenty -six  years  old,  five  feet  nine  inches  tall,  dark 
hair,  eyes,  and  complexion,  and  as  having  deserted  at  Otter  Creek. 
Residence,  Kittery ,  last  of  Exeter,  N.  H.  Enlisted  or  drafted  March 
18,  1780,  and  served  in  Capt.  N.  Lord's  company  at  Camden,  Me., 
under  General  Wadsworth  on  State  duty.  Discharged  June  18,  1780. 
Enlisted  or  drafted  in  July,  1780,  for  six  months'  service  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  Kittery,  and  marched  from  there  July  19,  for 
Springfield,  Mass.,  arriving  there  August  4,  and  was  discharged  Jan. 
14,  1781.  He  enlisted  again  at  Totterway,  N.  J.,  probably  in  Janu- 
tary,  1781,  for  the  war,  for  Kittery,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt. 
N.  Emerson's  company  in  the  Tenth  Massachusetts  Regiment  of  the 
Line  until  Jan.  1,  1783,  then  was  transferred  to  Captain  Williams' 
company  of  the  Fifth  Massachusetts  Regiment  of  the  Line,  and  was 
discharged  June  8,  1783,  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  or  New  Windsor. 
He  said  in  his  application  for  pension  in  1818,  that  he  was  sent  to 
the  hospital  in  August  or  September,  1777,  where  he  stopped  two 
months  and  was  then  discharged  by  General  Heath  on  account  of  his 
health;  said  he  was  in  battles  of  Bunker  Hill  and  Hubbardston. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Abigail  Wilson,  both  of  Kittery,  pub- 
lished there  July  27,  1777.  Taxed  in  Third  Parish  of  Kittery,  June 
20,  1780.  He  was  living  at  Starks,  Me.,  in  1818,  when  he  said  he 
was  seventy-one  years  old,  born  at  Abbey  Milton,  England,  but  had 
lived  in  the  United  States  more  than  forty-nine  years.  Had  wife, 
Abigail,  in  1820,  who  was  eighty-three  years  old.  He  was  a  resident 
of  Starks,  Me.,  Oct.  27,  1835,  when  he  was  over  eighty  years  old  and 
applied  for  the  State  bounty. 

BAKER,  JOSEPH,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months,  and  served  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  for  service  in  Rhode  Island ;  enlisted 
or  drafted,  Oct.  8,  1778,  and  served  as  Sergeant  in  Capt.  W.  Spinney's 


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company  of  Colonel  Cogswell's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops  around  Boston.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1778.  Was  also  serv- 
ing as  a  soldier,  June  14,  1779,  in  one  of  the  forts  on  the  Piscataqua 
River,  in  New  Hampshire  State  service. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Rebecca  Lewis,  published,  Dec.  2,  1775, 
at  Kittery,  and  both  of  Kittery. 

BANKS,  JEREMIAH,  Fifer. 

Enlisted,  Dec.  4, 1775,  as  Fifer  in  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  company 
in  Colonel  Phinney's  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment;  discharged, 
July  31,  1776. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  18,  1777,  for  the  war,  for  Kittery,  and  belonged 
there ;  mustered  in  as  private  in  Capt.  D.  Wheelright's  company  of  the 
Eleventh  Massachusetts  Regiment  of  the  Line ;  was  with  his  regiment 
at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778,  and  in  1779,  when  his  age  was  twenty- 
three  years ;  five  feet  nine  inches  tall ;  hair  and  complexion  dark,  and 
residence,  at  York,  Me  Remained  in  regiment  until  March,  1780, 
when  he  deserted. 

BANKS,  JOHN,  Private 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1777,  as  private  in  Captain  Francis'  company 
in  the  Eleventh  Massachusetts,  Line.  Residence,  Kittery ;  served  with 
regiment  until  March  30,  1779,  when  he  deserted. 

BANKS,  JOSEPH. 

Enlisted,  in  1775,  in  Capt.  R.  Follet's  company  of  Artillery  at 
Kittery  Point,  was  there,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Marriage  intentions  pub- 
lished, Nov.  9,  1777,  at  Kittery,  to  Sarah  Keen,  of  Kittery;  he  was 
of  York. 

He  belonged  to  the  third  company  of  Kittery  militia,  June  23, 
1779  ;  was  a  resident  and  owned  land  in  First  Parish  of  Kittery,  June 
20,  1780,  also  in  1785. 

BARTER,  CALEB. 

Enlisted  service  in  a  Mattross  company,  commanded  by  Capt. 
T.  Salter,  in  New  Hampshire  State  service,  at  Fort  Washington ; 
Piscataqua  River  in  1776. 

BARTER,  JOHN,  Corporal. 

Enlisted  in  a  Field  Artillery  company  in  New  Hampshire  State 
service,  as  private,  stationed  near  the  Piscataqua  River,  under  com- 


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mand  of  Capt.  E.  Deering ;  was  in  it  March  22,  1776,  when  he  was 
thirty-seven  years  old  and  lived  at  Kittery  ;  was  in  same  company, 
Sept.  2  to  Dec.  2,  1776.  The  company  was  in  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment 
at  this  time ;  he  refused  to  march  with  the  regiment  to  Ticonderoga 
in  February,  1777,  and  was  put  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh," 
at  Portsmouth,  Jan.  27,  1777,  but  probably  did  not  remain  on  her 
long ;  was  six  feet  and  one  half  inch  tall,  dark  complexion,  and  an 
American. 

He  was  a  resident  of  the  First  Parish  of  the  town,  in  1760. 

BARTER,  JOHN,  JR.,  Corporal. 

Mustered,  May  7,  1777,  as  a  private  for  three  years  in  Capt.  S. 
Cherry's  company  of  the  Second  New  Hampshire  Line  regiment ; 
enlistod  for  New  Market,  N.  H.  Before  his  time  was  up  in  this 
regiment,  he  enlisted  in  the  S  econd  Massachusetts  Line  regiment,  but 
was  returned  to  the  Second  New  Hampshire,  and  he  remained  in  the 
same  regiment,  until  1782,  and  then  in  the  New  Hampshire  regiment 
until  June  7,  1783,  when  he  was  discharged,  as  a  Corporal.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  army,  and  was  pensioned  by  New  Hampshire,  at  two 
dollars  per  month,  from  June  7,  1783.  He  lived  in  Middleton, 
N.  H.,  in  1789,  and  appeared  to  be  thirty-one  years  old  then. 

BARTER,  MARK,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  private,  in  Capt.  N.  Littlefield's 
company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  as  Coast  Guards,  at  Wells, 
Kittery,  and  Arundel;  was  promoted  to  Sergeant,  Dec.  4,  1775,  and 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 

BARTER,  PELETIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  in  the  same  company  as  John  Barter,  senior, 
before  mentioned,  at  same  date,  also  put  on  the  "  Raleigh"  for  same 
reason;  entered  Jan.  25,  1777,  as  a  seaman,  five  feet  and  ten  and  a 
half  inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  and  an  American.  He  was  thirty- 
four  years  old  in  1776,  and  residence  was  Kittery.  Probably  did  not 
remain  long  on  the  "  Raleigh." 

Baptized,  Aug.  23,  1741,  in  First  Parish,  infant  son  of  H. 
Barter,  Jr. 

BARTLETT,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  20, 1778,  as  private  in  Capt.  R.  Rogers, 
company,  Colonel  Gerrish's  regiment  of  guards,  Massachusetts  State 


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Troops,  for  duty  at  Winter  Hill,  Mass.,  guarding  General  Burgoyne's 
army  of  prisoners.     Discharged  Dec.  14,  1778. 

He  was  born,  Nov.  24,  1759,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Nathan  and 
Sarah  (Shapleigh)  Bartlett.  Married  Lois  Hill,  of  Kittery,  May  30, 
1782,  at  Kittery,  and  lived  on  the  farm  now  in  Eliot,  owned  by  his 
grandsons  James  and  Sylvester  Bartlett. 

BARTLETT,  JOHN,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  in  August,  1776,  as  sergeant  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's 
company  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops, 
for  duty  around  Boston,  where  he  remained  until  December,  1776, 
when  he  was  discharged.  Residence  Kittery. 

He  was  born,  June  16,  1751,  at  Kittery,  son  of  John  H.  and 
Dorcas  (Moulton)  Bartlett,  of  Kittery.  Married  Mary  Leighton, 
third  daughter  of  Dea.  William  Leighton,  Nov.  12,  1772,  both  of 
Kittery,  at  Kittery.  They  lived  in  Shapleigh,  Me.,  after  the  war. 

BEAL,  BENJAMIN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  the  war,  for  Kittery,  and  residence 
there.  Mustered  into  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment  as  a  private,  and  served  with 
regiment  until  July  26,  1780,  when  he  deserted. 

His  marriage  intentions  to  Mary  Jones,  both  of  Kittery,  were 
published  there. 

BEAL,  HENRY,  Corporal. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  in  July,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Goodwin's 
company  of  Col.  E.  Wigglesworth's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops,  and  marched,  July  22,  1776,  to  join  the  Northern  Army  in 
Canada,  and  at  Lake  Champlain,  in  campaign  against  Sir  Guy  Carle- 
ton  and  the  British  army.  Was  discharged  Nov.  30, 1776,  at  Albany, 
N.  Y.  Residence,  Kittery. 

Enlisted  again,  Jan.  1,  1777,  and  mustered  into  Capt.  S.  Bur- 
bank's  company,  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment,  as 
Corporal,  and  remained  in  regiment  until  Jan.  I,  1781,  when  he  was 
transferred  to  Capt.  J.  Williams'  company  of  the  First  Massachu- 
setts Continental  Regiment. 

His  description  on  Feb.  3,  1781,  was :  twenty-one  years  old,  five 
feet  eight  inches  tall,  light  complexion,  brown  hair,  a  yeoman.  He 
was  in  the  service  in  March,  1782,  and  probably  until  June,  1783,  or 
later. 


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BEAL,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment.  Residence,  Kittery.  Was 
discharged  Sept.  9,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  17,  1776,  for  one 
year  as  private  in  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  company  of  Coast  Guards, 
Massachusetts  State  Troops,  at  Kittery  and  York.  Probably  dis- 
charged Aug.  31,  1776,  and  enlisted  Sept.  2,  1776,  for  one  year  in 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  but 
refused  to  march  to  Ticonderoga  in  February,  1777,  with  his  com- 
pany. Residence,  Kittery.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29, 1780,  and 
served  as  private  in  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  company,  Lieut.-Col. 
J.  Prime's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  on  duty  at  Port- 
land and  Thomaston,  Me.  Discharged  June  10,  1780.  Enlisted  or 
drafted,  July  7,  1780,  for  six  months'  service  from  Kittery  and  served 
as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Remick's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachu- 
setts Continental  Regiment.  Was  discharged  Jan.  6,  1781,  from  the 
First  Massachusetts  Continental. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Sarah  Hutchings  published  at  Kittery, 
Nov.  3,  1775,  both  of  Kittery.  Resident  of  Third  Parish  in  1780. 

BEAL,  JOSEPH,  JR. 

Enlisted,  service  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Kittery,  in  New  Hampshire 
pay.  Was  there  June  4,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777. 

Born,  Nov.  22,  1757,  at  Kittery,  son  of  William  Beal,  3d,  and 
Elizabeth. 

BELLAMY,  CHARLES,  Private. 

Enlisted  May  2,  1781,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deer- 
ing's  company  of  Mattrosses  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Forts 
Sullivan  and  Washington  on  the  Piscataqua  River ;  in  company  June 
25,  1781,  and  later.  Enlisted,  May  20,  1782,  at  Wells,  Me.,  for  three 
years,  for  town  of  Kittery,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army. 
Received  ninety  pounds  bounty. 

Married,  at  Kittery,  July  3, 1787,  to  Margaret  Haley  of  Gosport ; 
his  residence,  Kittery. 

BELLAMY,  JOHN,  Corporal  and  Sargeant. 

Enlisted  in  1775  ;  was  in  Capt.  Robert  Follett's  Artillery  Company 
at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted,  Sept.  1,  1776,  as  Corporal 


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in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company  of  Coast  Guards,  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  13,  1776.  Enlisted  again,  Nov.  19, 
1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Col.  P.  Long's 
regiment,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  in  company  Jan. 
7,  1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  as  Sergeant  in  Capt. 
Samuel  Grant's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment,  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops,  and  served  two  months  in  Rhode  Island.  Resi- 
dence, Kittery. 

Living  at  Kittery  in  1781  and  1784. 


BENSON,  JAMES. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  Elipalet  Daniel's  company  of  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Kittery,  June  4,  1777. 

Baptized,  March,  1753,  in  Third  Parish,  Kittery.  Son  of 
Henry  Benson. 


BENSON,  JOHN,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  in  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  Titus  Salter's  company  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was  at  Fort  Washington,  Piscataqua 
River,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  in  August,  1776,  as  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company,  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Promoted  to  Corporal ;  around  Boston.  Dis- 
charged Nov.  30,  1776.  Residence,  Kittery. 

Was  to  marry  Mary  Rogers  in  April,  1773,  both  of  Kittery. 
John  and  Joseph  below  were  probably  sons  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Quint)  Benson,  of  Kittery,  Third  Parish. 

BENSON,  JOSEPH. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops,  at  Fort  Washington,  Feb.  16,  1776. 

BENSON,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  2,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company, 
of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies.  Residence, 
Kittery.  On  roll  of  Oct.  30,  1775,  and  probably  discharged,  Dec. 
31,  1775.  Enlisted  in  January,  1777,  residence,  Biddeford,  Me.,  in 
Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  company  of  the  First  Massachusetts  Continental 
Regiment.  His  enlistment  was  to  expire  Jan.  10  (probably  1778). 


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BERRY,  JOSIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  July,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Arnold's  company 
of  Col.  T.  Wingate's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  for 
service  around  Ticonderoga ;  was  probably  discharged  in  December, 
1776. 

Enlisted  again  and  was  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Mat- 
trosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Washington,  Piscata- 
qua  River,  on  May  26,  1777. 

BERRY,  GEORGE,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Oct.  30,  1775,  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was  at  Fort  Washington,  Nov.  5  and 
Dec.  2,  1775,  and  Feb.  16,  1776;  enlisted  again  in  July,  1776,  in 
Capt.  J.  Arnold's  company  of  Colonel  Wingate's  Regiment,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  for  service  around  Ticonderoga,  and  prob- 
ably discharged  in  December,  1776. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Shap- 
leigh's  company  of  Colonel  Storer's  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops;  service  in  Burgoyne  campaign;  discharged,  Nov.  30,  1777; 
enlisted  or  drafted,  May  28,  1778,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Hodgdon's 
company  of  Col.  T.  Poor's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops ; 
service  in  New  York  State  with  the  Continental  Army ;  discharged, 
Dec.  14,  1778. 

BILLINGS,  JAMES. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniels'  company  of  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan  in  March,  1776. 

BILLINGS,   SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's  com- 
pany, Massachusetts  State  Troops  of  Coast  Guards,  at  Kittery  Point. 
Discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  17,  1776,  as  private 
in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops  of 
Coast  Guards,  at  Kittery  and  York.  Discharged  Nov.  13,  1776. 
Enlisted  again,  Nov.  19,  1776,  residence  Kittery,  as  private  in  Capt. 
E.  Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery,  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment 
of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  in  company  at  Portsmouth, 
Dec.  7,  1776.  Refused  to  march  with  his  company  for  Ticonderoga 
in  February,  1777,  and  was  probably  discharged. 

Married  Hannah  Hewse  Oct.  22,  1758,  at  Kittery.  Was  a 
resident  of  the  First  Parish  in  1760. 


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BLACK,  CATO,  Private.     Probably  a  negro. 

Enlisted,  April  3,  1775,  as  private,  residence  Kittery,  in  Capt.  T. 
Fernald's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies. 
Probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 

BLACK,  HENRY,  Private. 

Enlisted,  April  3,  1782,  for  three  years,  to  serve  for  Kittery; 
received  a  bounty  of  ninety  pounds  from  one  of  the  classes  of  Kittery 
Juno  1,  1782.  Was  in  Captain  Dean's  company  of  the  Tenth  Massa- 
chusetts Line,  to  January,  1783,  then  in  Captain  Pattern's  company, 
in  the  Eighth  Massachusetts  Line,  to  June  12,  1783  ;  then  in  the  Third 
Massachusetts  Line,  to  December,  1783  ;  then  in  the  American  Regi- 
ment, to  June  80,  1784,  when  he  was  honorabty  discharged  by  Gen. 
Henry  Jackson. 

He  married  Sarah  Spinney,  May  23,  1782,  at  Kittery,  and  both 
were  residents.  He  was  Henry  Jr.,  then.  Residence  in  1786  was  in 
upper  part  of  the  town.  He  was  a  pensioner  (commencing  April  1, 
1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  per  year),  July  4,  1820,  aged  sixty-two 
years,  and  lived  in  Eliot.  His  wife  Sally,  was  sixty-seven  years  old 
in  1820.  He  was  a  pensioner  in  1839,  aged  eighty-one  years,  and 
was  living  in  Kittery,  and  said  he  had  always  lived  in  the  town ; 
and  probably  died  at  Kittery  in  that  year. 

BLACK,  JOSEPH,  Drummer.     Probably  a  mulatto. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  June  1,  1778.  to  serve  nine  months  for  the 
town  in  the  Continental  Army,  and  he  was  marched  to  Fishkill-on- 
the-Hudson  and  joined  the  army.  He  was  then  eighteen  years  old, 
five  feet  seven  inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  a  resident  of  the  town, 
and  belonged  to  Capt.  Leighton's  militia  company.  He  enlisted  or 
was  drafted  again  in  June,  1779,  to  serve  nine  months  in  the  army  for 
Kittery,  and  was  delivered  to  Captain  Tisdale  at  Springfield,  Aug. 
22,  1779.  In  his  description  he  was  said  to  be  twenty-one  years  old, 
five  feet  eight  inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  a  resident  of  town,  and 
belonged  to  Lieutenant  Raitt's  militia  company.  During  this  service 
he  enlisted,  Oct.  1,  177*),  at  West  Point  for  the  war,  and  served  in 
Capt.  J.  Mean's  company  of  the  Second  Massachusetts  Line.  Was 
in  the  regiment  Jan.  1,  1781.  Had  a  tawny  complexion.  Residence, 
Kittery,  and  no  doubt  served  until  June  10,  1783,  when  all  men  in 
this  regiment  enlisted  for  the  war  were  discharged. 

Probably  the  Joseph  Black  who  married  Mary  Patch  at  Kittery 
in  April,  1784.  They  were  both  colored  and  residents  of  the  town; 


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and  he  was  living  in  the  town  in  1801,  when  he  was  allowed  twenty 
dollars  or  two  hundred  acres  of  land  by  Massachusetts  for  serving  in 
the  Continental  Army. 

BLACK,  KITTERY,  Probably  a  Negro. 

Enlisted  in  May,  1781,  to  serve  three  years  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  town  of  York,  Me.,  and  received  forty-five  pounds 
bounty  from  that  town,  May  8,  1781.  Made  a  mark  in  signing. 

BLACK,  RICHARD,  Private. 

Enlisted  and  mustered,  Sept.  23,  1776,  at  Portsmouth,  into 
Capt.  John  Calf's  company  of  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment,  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops,  as  a  private.  Residence,  Kittery.  Was  probably 
discharged  in  January,  1777. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  5,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  Kittery.  Thirty-six 
years  old,  five  feet  eight  inches  tall,  and  dark  complexion.  Served 
as  private  in  Captains  D.  Wheelright's  and  Francis'  companies  of 
the  Eleventh  Massachusetts  Continental.  Was  in  his  company  at 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778,  and  died  Feb.  1,  1778  (at  that  place 
probably} . 

Baptized  March  14,  1742,  in  First  Parish,  infant  son  of  Richard 
Blisk  or  Black. 

BLACK,  SAMUEL,  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  Aug.  17,  1776,  as  seaman  on  the  Continental  frigate 
"Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  at  eight  dollars  per  month.  Was 
five  feet  seven  inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  an  American.  Not  on 
her  Jan.  22,  1788. 

Married  Sally  Billings,  March  18, 1791,  at  Kittery,  both  residents. 

BRAWN  or  BROWN,  MICHAEL. 

Enlisted  in  August,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  com- 
pany of  Colonel  Francis'  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  resi- 
dence, Kittery;  probably  discharged,  Nov.  30,  1776;  enlisted  or 
drafted,  Sept.  1,  1777,  for  Kittery,  to  serve  eight  months;  was  in 
Captain  Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continen- 
tals, and  was  in  company  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778.  Enlisted 
or  drafted  in  August,  1779,  for  Kittery,  to  serve  nine  months,  in  the 
Continental  Army,  and  was  delivered  to  Captain  Tisdale,  August  23, 
at  Springfield  ;  residence,  Kittery  ;  forty  years  old,  five  feet  six  inches 


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tall,  dark  complexion ;  then  enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1780,  as 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company,  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's  bat- 
talion of  Massachusetts  Stnte  Troops ;  service  at  Portland  and 
Thomaston,  Me.  Discharged,  Oct.  30,  1780. 

Was  a  private  in  Capt.  Humphrey  Chadbourn's  company  in  the 
King's  service;  enlisted,  March  7,  1760;  residence,  Kittery;  service 
at  Lake  Champlain  and  Canada.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1760. 

He  was  a  private  in  the  Fourth  Foot  company  of  Kittery  militia 
in  1754,  1759,  and  1762,  which  was  located  in  the  upper  part  of  what 
is  now  Eliot;  married  Hannah  Smith,  June  21,  1750,  at  Kittery. 

BRAY,  WILLIAM,  Boatswain. 

Enlisted  in  1775  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  artillery  company  at  Kittery 
Point,  and  in  company  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  17,  1776, 
as  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company  of  Coast  Guards,  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Was  in  company  Aug.  81,  1776,  and  was 
probably  discharged  on  that  date.  Enlisted  again,  July  15,  1776,  as 
Boatswain  at  fifteen  dollars  per  month ;  five  feet  eight  inches  tall ;  on 
board  the  Continental  frigate,  "  Raleigh,"  at  Kittery,  Capt.  T.  Thomp- 
son, and  appointed  Boatswain  of  her  July  15, 1776.  Probably  did  not 
join  the  "Raleigh"  until  Sept.  1,  1776.  He  was  Boatswain  of  the 
"Raleigh"  on  Jan.  22,  1778,  at  L'Orient,  France,  and  probably 
remained  on  her  until  her  capture  on  Sept.  28,  1778.  When  he 
signed  the  "  Raleigh's"  articles  no  residence  was  put  down,  but  he 
was  called  an  Englishman.  But  he  was  living  in  the  First  Parish, 
Kittery,  July  30,  1780,  when  he  had  a  son  William  baptized. 

BREWER,  JACOB,  Seaman. 

Residence,  Kittery.  He  was  on  the  privateer  "  Dalton,"  enlist- 
ing in  November,  1776,  at  Kittery.  Was  captured  on  the  "  Dalton  " 
by  the  British,  Dec.  24,  1776,  and  confined  in  the  Mill  Prison,  in 
England;  was  exchanged  in  March,  1779,  to  Nantes,  France. 

Married  Mary  Witham,  June  2,  1770. 

BREWER,  THOMAS. 

Enlisted  in  spring  of  1778,  and  mustered  into  Capt.  S.  Burbank's 
company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental,  in  March,  1778, 
for  Kittery.  A  resident  of  Kittery.  Was  also  claimed  by  Berwick. 
Probably  the  Brewer  drowned  in  Sturgeon  Creek,  Eliot,  Oct.  13, 
1820,  aged  eighty-eight  years. 


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BRIARD   (BRYER),  MOSES. 

Enlisted,  service  at  Forts  Sullivan  and  Washington,  Piscataqua 
River.  Was  a  soldier  in  one  of  the  forts  June  14,  1779. 

Married  Mercy  Norton  Dec.  7,  1783,  at  Kittery,  and  both  were 
residents. 

BRIARD  (BRYER),  NICHOLAS. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  December,  1776,  for  three  months,  and 
served  in  Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company  of  Col.  J.  Frost's  regiment. 

Born,  July  31,  1736,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Robert,  below 
mentioned.  Married  Ruth  Wilson,  Nov.  14,  1759,  at  Kittery,  and 
both  were  residents. 

BRIARD  (BRYER),  ROBERT,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  Corporal,  in  Capt.  John  Shapleigh's 
company  of  Coast  Guards,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  again  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of 
Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
as  a  private,  and  was  in  it  March  22,  1776,  also  Sept.  2,  1776,  when 
he  was  twenty-five  years  old,  and  resident  of  Kittery,  and  in  same 
company  of  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment,  to  February,  1777,  when  he 
refused  to  march  to  Ticonderoga,  and  was  put  on  the  Continental 
frigate  "  Raleigh,"  at  Portsmouth,  Jan.  25, 1777.  Was  five  feet  five 
and  one  half  inches  tall,  light  complexion,  an  American.  Did  not 
remain  on  her  long.  He  was  a  private  in  one  of  the  forts  on  the 
river  June  14,  1779.  Enlisted  or  drafted  April  29,  1780,  and  served 
as  sergeant  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieutenant-Colonel 
J.  Prime's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  24,  1780. 

Born,  Oct.  21,  1750,  at  Kittery,  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
Bryar,  of  Kittery.  Married  Sarah  Wilson  Dec.  1,  1774,  at  Kittery, 
and  both  were  residents  of  the  town. 

BRIARD  (BRYER),  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  1,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  com- 
pany of  Coast  Guards,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Nov.  13,  1776. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  19,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  com- 
pany, Col.  P.  Long's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops, 
residence,  Kittery.  Was  in  company  until  Jan.  13,  1777,  but  refused 
to  march  with  the  regiment  to  Ticonderoga  in  February,  1777.  He 


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was  in  Captain  Daniels'  company  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at 
Fort  Sullivan,  Kittery,  Sept.  22,  1777. 

Born,  May  7, 1760,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Nicholas  and  Ruth  (Wilson) 
Briard. 

BROOKS,  JOSIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  Fernald's  company  of 
the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  North  America  ;  residence,  Kittery  ;  was  in 
company,  Nov.  28,  1775;  enlisted  again,  Jan.  1,  1776,  in  same  com- 
pany of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment,  and  was  discharged, 
July  8,  1776;  enlisted  again,  Sept.  2,  1776,  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's 
company,  Colonel  Long's  regiment,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  in  company  in  January,  1777;  residence, 
Kittery ;  refused  to  march  to  Ticonderoga  with  regiment  in  February, 
1777 ;  enlisted,  Feb.  13,  1777,  for  three  years  or  the  war,  for  Dover, 
N.  H. ;  age  thirty-one  years ;  in  Capt.  F.  M.  Bell's  company,  of  the 
Second  New  Hampshire  Continentals,  and  probably  served  his  time ; 
was  claimed  by  Kittery,  as  one  of  her  three-year  men.  Died,  Aug. 
14,  1814,  in  Eliot,  Me.,  aged  about  seventy-five  years. 

BROOKS,  JOSEPH,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  service ;  was  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company,  of  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  in  1776  ;  was  enlisted 
or  drafted  in  December,  1776,  for  three  months'  service  for  Kittery, 
and  probably  served  in  Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company,  Col.  John 
Frost's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  for  service  in  Con. 
necticut  and  New  York. 

Enlisted,  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  as  sergeant  of  Capt.  T.  Cutts' 
company,  of  Major  D.  Littlefield's  battalion,  in  Penobscot  expedition. 
Discharged,  Sept.  10,  1779. 

Son  of  William  and  Anne  (Staples)  Brooks,  of  Kittery.  Mar- 
ried Abigail  Fernal<1,  Dec.  5,  1776,  at  Kittery,  both  residents  of 
the  town. 

BROOKS,  SAMUEL,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  May  3, 1775,  as  private,  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  ^ 
of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies,  and  served  until  end 
of  year;  residence,  Kittery.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one 
year,  in  same  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment,  and 
was  a  sergeant  on  roll  of  company,  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1776,  at  Fort  George,  N.  Y. 


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Married  Olive  Knight,  at  Kittery,  May  8,  1770,  where  they  were 
both  residents. 

He  was  pensioned  by  United  States,  April  1,  1818,  at  ninety-six 
dollars  a  year ;  was  living  in  Eliot,  July  4,  1820,  and  was  seventy- 
one  years  old,  and  was  on  rolls  in  1834.  A  brother  to  Joseph  Brooks 
before  mentioned. 

BROOKS,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775  (residence,  Kittery),  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United 
Colonies.  About  Oct.  1,  1775,  he,  with  two  other  men  from  his  com- 
pany, were  sent  to  Watertown,  Mass.,  where  they  served  as  guards 
to  a  paymaster  until  they  were  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Born  June  3, 1755,  at  Kittery.  Married  Mary  Gowel  at  Kittery, 
Aug.  21,  1777,  both  residents  of  town,  and  was  living  in  the  town  in 
1778  and  1779,  and  always  lived  there  or  in  Eliot. 

Was  pensioned  (residence,  Eliot)  March  4,  1831,  at  $26.66  a 
year  for  private  in  Massachusetts  militia,  and  was  a  pensioner  living 
in  York  County,  Me.,  about  1834,  aged  seventy-nine  years.  A 
brother  to  Joseph  Brooks,  before  mentioned. 

BROTON  (BROUGHTON),  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted  service;  was  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Artil- 
lery, at  Portsmouth,  March  22,  1776,  and  April  1,  1776.  He  was 
then  thirty-four  years  old,  and  his  abode  was  Portsmouth.  He  was 
a  private,  Aug.  23,  1776,  in  Capt.  C.  Hodgdon's  company  of  Col. 
P.  Long's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  in  Capt. 
A.  Perkins'  company,  same  regiment,  at  New  Castle,  N.  H.,  from 
Sept.  20  to  Dec.  7,  1776,  when  his  abode  was  in  Kittery;  was  in  the 
regiment  in  February,  1777,  and  refused  to  march  to  Ticonderoga 
with  it. 

BROWN,  DAVID,  Seaman  and  Quartermaster. 

Enlisted,  Aug.  8, 1777,  as  seaman  for  one  year,  on  the  Continental 
frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson  .  Was  five  feet  seven  inches 
tall,  dark  hair.  Promoted  to  a  Quartermaster,  and  was  on  her  Jan. 
22,  1778,  at  L'Orient,  France. 

BROWN,  JAMES,  Private  and  Sailor. 

Enlisted  in  April,  1776,  for  three  months,  in  Capt.  R.  Rogers' 
company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  was  working  on  Forts  Sulli- 


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van,  McClary,  and  Hancock,  on  the  Piscataqua  River.  Enlisted  or 
drafted  in  August,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company, 
Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Service 
around  Boston,  on  forts  and  repairing  the  castle.  Discharged  Nov. 
30,  1776.  Enlisted  in  February,  1777,  as  a  seaman  on  the  brig 
"Morris,"  of  the  Continental  service,  Capt-  B.  Gunnison,  at  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.  She  sailed  for  Virginia,  and  was  at  Fredericksburg, 
Va.,  Oct.  17,  1778,  about  to  sail  for  France  with  a  cargo  of  tobacco, 
which  she  seems  to  have  landed  at  Nantes,  France,  as  she  was  there 
Jan.  14,  1779,  and  probably  loaded  a  cargo  there  of  arms,  ammuni- 
tion, anchors,  etc.,  for  the  government,  as  she  had  that  cargo  when 
she  arrived  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  on  Aug.  3,  1779.  His  name  is  on 
the  back  of  a  list  of  the  third  militia  company  of  Kittery,  June  23, 
1779.  He  was  committed  to  Mill  Prison,  England,  July  22,  1780, 
from  brig  "  Aurora." 

Married  Sarah  Fernald  March  9,  1783,  at  Kittery,  both  residents. 
His  pension  commenced  March  4,  1831,  at  $23.33  a  year,  and  he 
was  a  resident  of  York  County  in  1834,  aged  seventy-four  years,  and 
a  pensioner. 

He  said  in  October,  1832,  that  he  was  born  Jan.  1,  1760,  at 
Kittery,  and  had  always  lived  in  the  town,  was  living  there  in  1837. 

BROWN,  MOSES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  1, 1780,  for  sixteen  months,  and  served  as  private 
in  Capt.  T.  Remick's  company,  of  the  First  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental Regiment.  Discharged  Feb.  25,  1782. 

BROWN,  THOMAS,  Private  and  Sailor. 

Enlisted  in  July,  1776,  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  as 
Thomas,  Jr.,  five  feet  three  and  one  half  inches  tall,  an  Irishman. 
Not  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  19,  1778,  as 
private  in  Capt.  R.  Rogers'  company,  of  Colonel  Gerrish's  regiment, 
Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  14,  1778.  He  also 
enlisted,  about  June,  1779,  at  Kittery  (and  joined  her  at  Boston),  on 
the  Continental  frigate  "Dean"  (or  "  La  Hague  "),  Capfc.  Samuel 
Nicholson  and  Lieut.  H.  Yeaton,  as  a  mariner,  and  served  on  her 
over  a  year.  Discharged  at  Boston.  He  was  committed  to  Mill 
Prison,  England,  on  July  22,  1780,  from  the  brig  "  Aurora,"  privateer, 
Capt.  George  Phipps,  captured  June  14,  1780. 

He  was  baptized  June  5,  1763,  in  First  Parish  of  town,  son  of 
Thomas  Brown.  Married,  first,  Hannah  Parry,  June  11,  1785,  at 


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Kittery,  both  residents.  Married,  second,  Eunice  Fernald,  both 
residents;  intentions  May  81,  1788,  at  Kittery;  married  Sept.  3, 
1788.  He  was  Thomas,  Jun.,  at  both  these  dates.  His  pension 
commenced  Dec.  18,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year.  July  4,  1820, 
he  was  living  at  Kittery,  a  pensioner,  aged  sixty-five  years,  and  wife 
Eunice,  aged  fifty-six  years.  He  died  Oct.  15,  1822,  at  Kittery, 

BURBANK,  SAMUEL. 

Enlisted  in  1 775 ;  was  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  Artillery  company  at 
Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775.  He  also  signed  a  roll  for  Ach.  Forger- 
son's  pay,  March  18,  1776,  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company,  at  Fort 
Sullivan.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  as  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Shapleigh's  company,  Lieut.-Col.  Storer's  battalion  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1777. 

His  wife  renewed  her  covenant  with  the  First  Parish  church, 
Oct.  5,  1777,  and  had  daughter  Hannah,  baptized;  also  a  daughter 
of  Samuel,  named  Miriam  Burbank,  baptized  on  May  21,  1779. 

BURDEAN   (or  BRADEEN),  TIMOTHY.     Private. 

Enlisted  first  in  July,  1779,  for  nine  months'  service  in  the  Conti  - 
nental  Army  for  Kittery,  at  Kittery,  and  arrived  at  Springfield,  Aug. 
23,  1779,  and  then  enlisted  for  the  war,  Oct.  23,  1779,  and  served  as 
private  in  Capt.  Oliver  Peirce's  company  of  the  Eighth  Massachu- 
setts Continental  Infantry,  until  discharged.  Enlisted  second  time  at 
West  Point ;  was  sixteen  years  old,  five  feet  three  inches  tall,  light 
complexion,  born  at  Kittery  and  residence  there,  and  belonged  to 
Lieutenant  Raitts'  militia  company.  Jan.  1,  1781,  he  was  seventeen 
years  old,  five  feet  tall,  light  complexion,  red  hair,  a  yeoman.  Hon- 
orably discharged,  June  13,  1783,  at  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 

Residence,  upper  part  of  Eliot,  in  1786.  Married  Molly  Fernald, 
April  16,  1787,  at  Kittery,  both  residents. 

Pensioned,  March  21,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollers  a  year,  and  on 
July  4,  1820,  lived  at  York,  Me. ;  age,  fifty-seven  years;  a  farmer; 
wife,  Mary,  age,  fifty-five  years.  In  1840,  he  lived  in  South  Berwick  ; 
age,  seventy-six  years.  Died  Dec.  28,  1845,  at  South  Berwick,  Me. 
(widow  Molly  Burdean,  living  at  South  Berwick,  in  1846,  aged  eighty 
ye  ars) . 

CARTER,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  about  January,  1776,  for  one  year,  as  he  was  a  private 
Feb.  8,  1776,  in  Capt.  E.  Daniels'  company,  of  Mattrosses,  New 


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Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Kittery,  also  March  18, 
1776,  and  enlisted  when  his  time  was  out  for  another  year,  and  after 
that  for  another  year.  His  abode  was  Kittery,  and  he  was  eighteen 
years  old  in  1776.  Served  three  years  in  all  at  Fort  Sullivan,  and 
said  he  served  a  short  time  in  the  fall  of  1775  in  Capt.  John  Shap- 
leigh's  company  of  Coast  Guards,  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  at 
Fort  William,  now  Fort  McClary. 

He  belonged  to  the  third  company  of  Kittery  militia  Oct.  20, 1785. 

He  married,  first,  Alexy  Spokefield,  at  Kittery,  Dec.  17,  1780; 
he  was  a  resident  of  the  Third  Parish ;  and  both  of  the  town  ;  and, 
second,  his  marriage  intentions  with  Polly  Mitchell,  both  residents, 
were  published  at  Kittery  in  December,  1789.  He  was  pensioned 
Nov.  29,  1818,  for  service  in  the  New  Hampshire  Line,  at  ninety-six 
dollars  per  year,  which  continued  until  his  death.  July  4,  1820,  he 
was  a  resident  of  the  town,  sixty-one  years  old,  a  fisherman,  with 
Mary,  forty-three  years  old,  Mercy,  twenty-four  years,  Sally,  seventeen 
years,  and  Elizabeth,  eleven  years  old,  in  his  family,  and  owned  a 
house  and  barn.  The  house  is  there  at  present  time. 

He  lived  on  the  shore  of  the  "  Great  Cove,"  in  the  town,  near  the 
Langton  farm,  and  died  there  in  March,  1822,  aged  sixty-three  years. 

CARTER,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shap- 
leigh's  company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  of  Coast  Guards. 
Discharged  Dec.  81,  1775. 

Joseph  Carter  was  baptized,  July  28,  1751,  in  Third  Parish  of 
the  town.  The  son  of  Richard  and  Sarah  Carter. 

CARTER,  ROBERT,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
Mattrosses  at  Fort  Sullivan.  Was  there  June  4,  1777. 

Robert,  Jr.,  enlisted  July  10,  1777,  as  a  marine  for  one  year  (an 
American,  residence,  Kittery),  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh." 
Was  five  feet  eight  and  one  half  inches  tall,  dark  complexion  and 
hair.  Was  an  ordinary  seaman  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778,  at  L'Orient, 
France. 

His  name  on  back  of  list  of  the  third  company  of  Kittery  militia, 
June  23,  1779. 

CARTER,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted  July  10,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's  com- 
pany, Massachusetts  State  Troops,  of  Coast  Guards.  Discharged 


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Dec.  81,  1775.  Enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  Daniel's 
company  of  Mattresses,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  and  was  there  Feb.  2,  1776. 
Lived  in  Kittery.  Age,  twenty-one  years. 

He  was  baptized,  May  19,  1754,  in  Third  Parish  of  the  town, 
and  was  a  brother  of  Joseph,  mentioned  before. 

CASWELL,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of 
Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H. ; 
on  pay  roll,  Sept.  2,  1776,  to  Jan.  7,  1777  ;  enlisted  in  January,  1777, 
for  three  years  or  the  war,  for  Kittery  and  a  resident ;  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts 
Continental  Infantry;  discharged,  July  9,  1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted, 
June  4,  1778,  for  nine  months'  service  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  town  ;  was  eighteen  years  old,  five  feet  six  inches  tall,  dark  com- 
plexion ;  resident  of  the  town,  and  belonged  to  the  fifth  company  of 
town  militia ;  probably  served  in  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental Regiment,  as  he  was  discharged,  March  4,  1779,  by  Major  T. 
Fernald,  of  that  regiment  at  West  Point ;  the  regiment  was  in  Gen. 
John  Patterson's  brigade,  serving  around  New  York  city  during  this 
time.  His  discharge  of  March  4, 1779,  is  with  the  papers  of  a  Joseph 
White  (of  Lyman,  Me.,  in  1819),  in  pension  office  at  Washington, 
who  was  a  soldier  in  same  regiment  in  1778-79. 

CASWELL,  JOSHUA,  Boatswain's  Mate. 

Enlisted,  July  15,  1776,  as  Boatswain's  Mate,  on  the  Continental 
frigate  "Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  for  nine  and  one  third  dol- 
lars per  month  ;  was  five  feet  seven  inches  tall ;  dark  complexion  and 
an  American.  Sailed  on  the  privateer  "  Dalton  "  from  Kittery,  Nov. 
26,  1776 ;  was  captured  and  went  to  Mill  Prison  and  left  there, 
March  15,  1779,  for  France,  and  was  exchanged. 

Baptized,  Sept.  23,  1751,  in  First  Parish,  son  of  James  and 
Abigail  Caswell.  Marriage  intentions  to  Hannah  Wilson ;  published, 
Feb.  2,  1798,  at  Kittery,  both  of  Kittery. 

CASWELL,  MARK,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's  com- 
pany of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775  ; 
enlisted,  again,  Jan.  17,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's 
company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  company  to  May  31, 
1776,  when  he  was  probably  discharged ;  enlisted  again  as  a  private 


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in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery  of  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops,  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  was  in  company,  Sept.  2,  1776  ; 
deserted,  Oct.  17, 177fi. 

Married  Temperance  (or  Mary)  Titcomb,  July  2,  1778,  at  Kit- 
tery,  and  both  were  residents. 

CATOK,  COTTON,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  12,  1782,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and 
received  £90  bounty  at  Wells,  Me.,  May  31,  1782,  from  his  class  in 
the  town.  In  February,  1783,  he  was  in  Capt.  S.  Smith's  company, 
of  the  Fifth  Massachusetts  Continental.  On  March  10,  1783,  he 
had  two  years,  two  months,  and  two  days  more  to  serve  in  the  army, 
and  he  was  probably  discharged  in  December,  1783. 

Born  Sept.  5,  1755,  at  Kittery,  son  of  John  and  Mary  Cator. 
His  marriage  intentions  to  Mary  Felker,  of  Barrington,  N.  H.,  pub- 
lished at  Kittery  in  April,  1775.  Lived  in  what  is  now  the  upper  part 
of  Eliot  in  1776,  also  in  1782  and  1786. 

CHASE,  BRADSTREET,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  of  Coast  Guards  ;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1,  1778,  for  three  months, 
and  served  as  Corporal  of  Capt.  E.  Preble's  company,  of  Col.  J. 
Gerrish's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  discharged  July 
3,  1778.  Enlisted  again  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan  or  Washington, 
June  14,  1779  ;  April  18,  1780 ;  April  28,  1781 ;  and  June  25,  1781. 

Born,  Jan.  19,  1744,  at  Newbury,  Mass.,  son  of^the  Rev.  Josiah 
and  wife  Sarah  Chase  (Josiah  Chase  was  pastor  of  the  Third  Parish 
church  of  the  town  for  many  years) .  Bradstreet's  married  intentions 
to  Mary  Sheaf,  of  New  Castle,  were  published  in  April,  1771,  at 
Kittery,  when  he  was  a  resident;  also  was  a  resident  of  the  Third 
Parish,  June  20,  1780. 

CHASE,  JOHN,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  May  3,  1775,  residence,  Kittery,  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's 
company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies ;  was 
Sergeant  on  roll  of  July  31  ;  was  in  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  and 
probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Born,  July  15,  1749,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Bradstreet  before 
mentioned.  Married  Hannah  Dennett,  Aug.  17,  1775,  and  died  Dec. 
11,  1826. 


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CHASE,  SIMON,  Private. 

Enlisted  May  3,  1775,  residence,  Kittery,  and  served  as  private, 
in  Capt.  S.  Sayer's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United 
Colonies;  discharged,  Aug.  17,  1775. 

Born,  Jan.  8,  1754,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Bradstreet  and 
John,  before  mentioned ;  probably  lived  in  Wells,  Me. 

CHANDLER,  JOHN. 

Enlisted  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company,  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops  ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4, 1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777 ; 
was  committed  to  Mill  Prison,  England,  on  July  25,  1780,  from  the 
privateer  brig  "  Aurora." 

He  belonged  to  the  third  company  of  Kittery  militia,  June  23, 
1779. 

Probably  the  son  baptized,  Nov.  17,  1754,  in  Third  Parish  of 
the  town,  of  Thomas  and  Jane  Chandler.  Probably  the  Thomas 
Chandler  hereafter  mentioned. 


CHANDLER,  THOMAS,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  June  18,  1775 ;  residence,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  then,  in 
Capt.  R.  Shortridge's  company,  of  the  Second  New  Hampshire 
Continental,  and  was  Sergeant  of  company,  Oct.  4,  1775;  probably 
discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775.  He  was  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  at 
Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777;  enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  as 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Cutts'  company  of  Major  D.  Littlefield's  bat- 
talion; discharged,  Sept.  10,  1779. 

Belonged  to  third  company  of  militia  of  town,  June  23,  1779. 

Resident  of  First  Parish  of  town  in  1760 ;  also  a  resident,  about 
1777  ;  married  a  daughter  of  John  Marr,  of  Kittery. 

CHAPMAN,   ISAAC,  Private. 

Enlisted,  March  10,  1781,  for  three  years,  residence  Kittery,  for 
the  town;  was  eighteen  years  old,  five  feet  three  inches  tall,  fair 
complexion,  dark  hair,  a  yeoman ;  joined  as  a  private  Capt.  William 
Watson's  company,  of  the  Third  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry. 
Was  in  the  same  company  and  regiment  in  December,  1782,  and 
January,  February,  March,  and  April,  1783. 

Was  baptized  Nov.  24,  1765,  in  the  First  Parish  of  the  town, 
son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Grace)  Chapman. 


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CHAUNCY,  ISAAC,  Privateers  man. 

He  was  captured,  June  14,  1780,  on  the  privateer  "  Aurora," 
and  was  probably  taken  to  the  Mill  Prison,  England.  Residence  in 
the  town.  He  ran  away  from  the  prison. 

Born,  Jan.  14,  1763,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Charles  and  Joanna 
(Gerrish)  Chauncy,  of  Kittery.  Was  a  sea  captain,  and  was  drowned 
March  11,  1792,  when  his  ship,  "Columbia,"  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
was  wrecked  near  Marshfield,  Mass.,  and  nearly  all  hands  were  lost. 
Was  never  married.  Was  a  great-great-grandson  of  Charles  Chauncy, 
president  of  Harvard  College. 

CHICK,  ISAAC,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  1,  1776,  and  marched,  Feb.  8,  in  company  of 
Capt.  James  Roberts,  of  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regiment  of  Infantry, 
Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  service  around  Boston.  Discharged  in 
April,  1776.  Enlisted  in  August,  1776,  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  com- 
pany, of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment  of  Infantry,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Served  four  months  and  was  discharged.  Enlisted  in  April, 

1777,  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment  of 
Infantry,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.     Served  two  months  and  was 
discharged.     Enlisted,  in  April,  1778,  in  Capt.  E.  Preble's  company, 
Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment  of  Infantry,  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 
Served  three  months  and  discharged. 

Born,  July  27, 1760,  at  Kittery,  and  lived  in  the  town  and  Berwick 
until  after  the  Revolution,  then  moved  to  Cornish,  Me.,  where  he 
lived  about  fourteen  years,  then  moved  to  York,  Me.,  where  he  lived 
until  1832,  and  later.  Married  Lydia  Nowell,  of  York,  in  April, 
1808,  when  he  lived  at  Berwick.  Pensioned,  March  4,  1831,  for 
above  services,  and  living  at  York  in  1832.  Died  Jan.  21,  1849. 

CHICK,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  residence  Kittery,  as  private  in  Capt.  S. 
Leighton's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colo- 
nies. In  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  and  probably  discharged  Dec.  31, 
1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  22,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniels' 
company,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  and  there  March  18,  1776.  Abode  in 
Kittery,  age  twenty-five  years.  Enlisted  or  drafted  in  May,  1778,  to 
serve  nine  months  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  town,  and  was 
marched  to  Fishkill,  N.  Y.,  in  June,  1778.  Was  received,  July  20, 

1778,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  of  the  Fifth  Massachusetts  Continental, 
and  probably  served  in  that  regiment.     Was  then  twenty-seven  years 


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old,  five  feet  seven  inches  tall,  and  light  complexion,  and  belonged 
to  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  militia  company,  of  the  town. 

He,  of  Kittery,  married,  at  Berwick,  Me.,  Nov.  4,  1773,  Sarah 
Randall,  of  Berwick. 

CICERO,  probably  a  Negro. 

Enlisted  service.  Was  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  Artillery  company 
Nov.  5,  1775,  at  Kittery  Point. 

CLARIDGE,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  3, 1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  forty-seven  years  old ;  abode 
in  Kittery.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Nov.  5  and  Dec.  2, 1775,  Feb.  12 
and  March  18,  1776,  June  4  and  Sept.  22,  1777.  Was  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  at  Fort 
Washington  or  Fort  Sullivan,  June  14,  1779,  and  April  18,  1780. 

CLARINBOLE,  HEZEKIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  1,  1777,  for  eight  months'  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  town  and  resident  of  the  town  ;  served 
as  private  in  Capt.  D.  Merrill's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts 
Continental ;  was  in  company  about  Feb.  1,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge. 

He  was  baptized  Sept.  6,  1741,  an  infant  in  First  Parish  of  the 
town,  the  son  of  Richard  and  Anne  (Elwell)  Clarinbole  of  the  town. 
A  family  of  the  name  living  in  the  town  in  1777.  Hezekiah  and  wife 
renewed  their  baptismal  covenant  at  the  First  Parish  church,  June  8, 
1766,  and  had  a  son  baptized;  also  had  another  son  baptized, 
March  24,  1771. 

CLARK,  BENJAMIN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  8,  1777,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  N. 
Rawlins'  company  of  Col.  A.  Drake's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops  ;  service  in  Burgoyne's  campaign;  discharged  Dec.  15, 
1777.  He  enlisted  in  May,  1782,  for  three  years'  service  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  to  serve  for  the  town,  and  he  received  £75  bounty,  at 
Wells,  Me.,  May  29,  1782,  from  his  class  of  the  town  of  Kittery. 

CLARK,  DAVID,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  1,  1778,  for  six  months'  service,  and 
served  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Brown's  company  of  Col.  N.  Wade's 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  Rhode  Island.  Dis- 


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charged,  Dec.  31,  1778.      He  was  a  private  in  the  fourth  company 
of  Kittery  militia,  March  19,  1759. 

Born  Feb.  4, 1738,  at  Kittery,  son  of  David  and  Hannah  (Frost) 
Clark.  Died  Jan.  29, . 

CLARK,  EBENEZER,  Private. 

Enlisted,  June  11,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies.  Resi- 
dent of  the  town,  but  probably  was  in  Pepperelboro  (Saco),  when  he 
enlisted.  Was  in  company  July  31,  1775,  and  Nov.  28,  1775,  and 
was  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 

He  was  born  at  Kittery  in  1752.  Lived  in  upper  part  of  Eliot 
in  1776.  Married  Anna  Hanscom  at  Kittery,  Nov.  11,  1778.  Both 
residents.  Moved  to  Limington,  Me.,  in  1790,  and  lived  there  to 
1832,  when  he  was  pensioned  from  March  4,  1831,  for  the  above 
service  and  was  there  in  1834. 

CLARK,  EPHRAIM,  Seaman  and  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  17,  1776,  resident  of  the  town,  on  the  privateer 
"  Dalton,"  and  was  captured  on  her  and  taken  to  Plymouth,  Eng- 
land, and  put  in  the  Mill  Prison,  where  he  remained  until  March  15, 

1779,  when  they  left  in  a  cartel  for  Nantes,  France,  to  be  exchanged. 
Enlisted,  April  5,  1779,  for  one  year's  service  on  the  Continental 
frigate  "Alliance,"  Capt.  Pierre  Landais,  in  the  fleet  under  Com.  J. 
Paul  Jones,  and  was  in  the  fight  Sept.  23,  1779,  when  the  "Serapis" 
and  "Countess of  Scarboro,"  British  frigates,  were  captured.    He  was 
on  the  cutter  "  Marquis  Marbeck,"  a  privateer  under  American  colors 
sailing  from  Dunkirk,  France,  when  she  was  captured,  Sept.  9,  1781, 
by  a  British  vessel,  and  he  was  put  in  the  Mill  Prison  (the  second 
time)    in   England.     He   was   a  resident  of  the   town    then,    was 
exchanged  and  arrived  at  Marblehead,  Mass.,  in  August,  1782,  and 
was  living  in  the  town  in  1784. 

He  was  a  pensioner  July  4,  1820,  living  in  Limington,  Me. 
(also  in  1818,  1832,  and  1846),  a  farmer,  aged  sixty-four  years  ;  had 
wife,  Lucy,  aged  fifty-seven  years,  and  owned  a  farm.  His  pen- 
sion was  revoked  because  he  had  enough  income.  Pensioned  again 
in  1832.  Said  he  was  on  the  "Alliance"  in  1779,  was  put  on  a 
prize,  which  was,  on  Oct.  9,  1779,  retaken  by  a  British  warship,  and 
he  was  committed  to  the  Fortune  Prison  at  Portsmouth,  England, 
from  which  he  escaped  and  arrived  at  Cherbourg,  France,  May  3, 

1780,  then  was  on  the  privateer  from  Dunkirk.     Said  he  was  also  in 


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Capt.  Samuel  Stacy's  company  at  Kittery  in  summer  of  1775  for  a 
month  to  prevent  landings  from  the  British  warships  "  Scarboro  "  and 
"Canceau,"  in  the  town.  Said  he  took  the  place  of  Simon  Libby  of 
Kittery  in  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  in  fall 
of  1775  at  Cambridge  for  six  weeks,  when  Libby  was  on  leave.  And 
also  said  he  served  as  a  private  and  corporal  in  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Ordiorne's  company  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Portsmouth, 
and  Cambridge,  for  six  weeks  in  early  part  of  1776. 

CLARK,  NATHANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  22,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  com- 
pany of  Coast  Guards,  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  was  in  company 
until  Sept.  1,  1776,  when  he  was  probably  discharged. 

Lived  in  upper  part  of  Eliot  in  1776;  Nathaniel  Jr.,  married 
Sarah  Pepperell  Frost;  intentions  at  Kittery  in  October,  1779  ;  both 
residents. 

CLARK,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  23,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company 
of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Dec.  2, 
1775,  June  17,  1776,  and  July  17,  1776,  when  he  enlisted  as  a  sea- 
man on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  five  feet  seven  inches  tall, 
an  American;  not  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778  ;  enlisted  or  drafted,  May  3, 
1780,  as  private  in  Capt.  Jed.  Goodwin's  company,  Lieut. -Col.  J. 
Prime's  battalion  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  discharged,  Nov. 
2,  1780. 

Married,  July  23,  1786,  at  Berwick,  Second  Parish,  Abigail 
Hanson,  both  of  Berwick  ;  married,  Dec.  15,  1793,  at  Kittery,  Lydia 
Cutts,  and  lived  in  the  town.  He  died  March  5,  1816. 

CLINTON,  EDWARD,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's  com- 
pany of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775  ; 
enlisted  in  August,  1776,  as  marine  on  the  Continental  frigate 
"Raleigh,"  was  five  feet  one  inch  tall,  dark  complexion,  an  Ameri- 
can; not  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778;  enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1,  1778, 
for  three  months,  and  served  in  Capt.  E.  Preble's  company  of  Col.  J. 
Gerrish's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  discharged,  July 
1,  1778;  enlisted  or  drafted,  in  July,  1779,  for  nine  months'  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  town  ;  delivered  at  Springfield,  Mass. 
Aug.  23,,  1779.  He  was  then  forty-one  years  old,  five  feet  four 


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inches  tall,  light  complexion,  and  belonged  to  the  sixth  company  of 
Kittery  militia  (lower  part  of  Eliot) . 

Baptized,  Sept.  18,  1748,  in  First  Parish;  son  of  Jacob  Clinton  ; 
married  Rachel  Lewis,  Dec.  11,  1766,  at  Kittery. 

CLOUGH,  NATHANIEL,  Fifer. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  was  Fifer  of  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
Mattrosses,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Nov.  5,  1775. 

COFFIN,  NATHAN,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  and  served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  T. 
Fernald's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United 
Colonies ;  resident  of  the  town ;  in  company,  July  31,  1775,  and  Nov. 
28,  1775;  probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  in  September,  1774,  to 
Martha  Bowen,  of  Wells,  he  of  Kittery. 

COLE,  ELI,   Private. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777. 
Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1,  1778,  for  three  months'  service  in  Capt. 
Esaias  Preble's  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  Regiment  of  Guards, 
Massachusetts  State  Troops,  at  Boston.  Discharged  July  3,  1778. 
Enlisted,  Dec.  19,  1781,  for  three  years  for  the  town  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  and  was  probably  discharged  in  December,  1783. 

Married,  Feb.  19,  1778,  at  Kittery,  Olive  Wilson ;  both  were 
residents,  but  in  his  marriage  intentions  his  residence  was  given  as 
Biddeford.  Residence  in  the  Third  Parish  of  the  town  June  30, 1780. 

He  was  pensioned,  April  19,  1819,  at  ninety-six  dollars  per 
year  for  service  as  private  in  the  Massachusetts  Line,  but  it  was 
revoked  in  1820  as  he  had  income,  but  he  was  pensioned  again,  May 
4,  1831,  at  fifty  dollars  a  year  for  same  service.  Died,  Dec.  13,  1832, 
at  Buxton,  Me.,  aged  seventy -four  years.  His  widow,  Olive,  aged 
eighty-one  years,  living  in  Buxton,  applied  for  the  State  bounty  in 
1836,  and  said  her  husband  Eli  served  about  two  years  and  eight 
months  and  was  honorably  discharged  at  peace,  and  that  he  had 
lived  in  Buxton  about  thirty-eight  years  before  his  death. 

COLE,  JOHN,  Corporal. 

Enlisted  July  14,  1775,  and  served  as  Corporal  of  Capt.  T.  Fer- 
nald's company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United  Colo- 


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nies.  Resident  of  the  town.  In  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  prob- 
ably discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  23,  1776,  as  private 
in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops. 
Was  thirty- two  years  old  and  abode  in  the  town.  Was  at  Fort  Sulli- 
van Feb.  12  and  March  18,  1776.  Enlisted  probably  in  1781,  for 
three  years  for  the  town  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  on  April  21, 
1781,  he  was  in  Capt.  Thomas  Francis'  company  of  the  Tenth  Massa- 
chusetts Continental. 

His  name  was  on  back  of  a  roll  of  the  third  company  of  Kittery 
militia,  June  23,  1779,  and  a  member  of  the  same  company  Oct.  20, 
1785. 

He  was  baptized  April  14, 1751,  in  the  Third  Parish  of  the  town, 
son  of  Robert  and  Martha  Cole.  Marriage  intentions  to  Elionor 
Cole  published  at  Kittery  in  June,  1787,  both  residents. 

COLE,  NOAH,  Private. 

Enlisted  service,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniels'  company.  Was 
at  Fort  Sullivan  June  4,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777. 

COLE,  SAMUEL,  Marine. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  4,  1776,  as  a  marine  on  the  Continental  frigate 
"Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson;  was  five  feet  nine  and  one  fourth 
inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  an  American.  Was  not  on  her  Jan.  22, 
1778. 

Born,  April  10, 1739,  son  of  Abner  and  Patience  (Spinney)  Cole, 
of  Kittery. 

COLE,  WILLIAM,  SEN.,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  Ser- 
geant of  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  the  United  Colonies.  In  company  on  July  31,  1775,  and  Oct.  28, 
1775.  Probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  second  time, 
Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  S.  Wild's 
company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment.  Discharged  June 
15,  1776.  Enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777  (probably  for  the  war),  for  the 
town,  and  a  resident,  and  served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  S.  Burbank's 
company,  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment.  Was 
in  company  at  Valley  Forge  Jan.  23,  1778,  and  served  continuously 
until  Aug.  10,  1780.  Then  marked  on  roll  as  a  deserter. 

One  of  the  Wm.  Cole's  family  was  supplied  by  the  town  in  1777, 
1778,  1779. 


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Served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Humphrey  Chadbourn's  company 
in  the  Province  service.  Enlisted  Feb.  29,  1760,  residence  Kittery. 
Service  at  Lake  Champlain  and  Canada.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1760. 

Was  a  private  in  Juty,  1762,  in  the  Fourth  Foot  Company,  of 
Kittery  militia. 

Born,  Jan.  26,  1741,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Cole,  and 
baptized,  Sept.  6,  1741,  an  infant  in  First  Parish  of  the  town. 
Marriage  intentions  to  Elizabeth  Bmdean,  published  at  Kittery  Aug. 
22,  1761,  and  both  were  residents. 

COLE,  WILLIAM,  JR.,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  May  3, 1775,  resident  of  the  town,  as  Corporal  in  Capt. 
T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United 
Colonies,  and  was  promoted  to  Sergeant  of  same  company ;  was  in 
company  Nov.  28,  1775,  at  Camp  No.  1.  Probably  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  23,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Daniel's  company,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Abode,  Kittery, 
and  twenty-five  years  old.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan  Feb.  12  and  March 
18, 1776  ;  was  promoted  to  Sergeant,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4 
and  Sept.  22,  1777.  Enlisted,  Dec.  21,  1777,  for  the  war,  for  the 
town  and  a  resident,  also  residence  given  as  Machias  and  engaged  for 
Newburyport  on  another  roll.  Served  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Lunt's 
company  of  Col.  David  Henley's  Continental  Regiment,  to  April,  1779} 
when  he  was  transferred  to  Capt.  J.  Fox's  company  of  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  Continental  Regiment,  where  he  served  until  Dec.  31,  1779. 
Residence  was  then  at  Boston ;  seems  to  have  either  died,  was  killed, 
or  left  the  service  about  this  time. 

Baptized,  about  April  14,  1751,  in  Third  Parish  of  the  town,  son 
of  Robert  and  Martha  Cole.  William,  Jr.,  married  Mary  Beal,  Oct. 
18,  1771,  at  Kittery,  both  residents. 

COX,  BRAY,  Seaman. 

Enlisted  service  as  mariner  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Dean  " 
("La  Hague"),  Capt.  Samuel  Nicholson.  Enlisted  about  June, 
1779,  at  Kittery,  for  one  year,  and  joined  the  '"Dean"  at  Boston; 
made  a  cruise  or  cruises,  and  was  discharged  at  Boston  about  May, 
1780. 

Baptized  April  3,  1763,  in  First  Parish  of  town,  son  of  Arthur 
Cox.  Marriage  intentions  to  Olive  Gerrish,  at  Kittery,  Dec.  9,  1792, 
both  residents.  Pensioned,  April  17,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a 
year  for  above  service.  It  was  revoked  after  July,  1820.  but  restored 


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Sept.  5,  1820.  July  4,  1820,  he  was  fifty-eight  years  old,  residence 
in  the  town,  a  mariner,  owned  a  house  and  land.  Wife,  Olive,  aged 
sixty-eight  years.  He  died  Jan.  14,  1821. 

COX,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  16,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment ;  re-engaged  Nov.  15, 
1776;  in  company  at  Fort  George,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted, 
Jan.  1,  1777,  for  three  years  ;  residence,  at  Kittery  ;  served  as  private 
in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Line 
Regiment;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779. 

CROSS,  BENJAMIN,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Sailers'  company  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  was  at  Fort  Washington,  Piscataqua 
River,  Nov.  5,  1775,  also  Feb.  16,  1776 ;  enlisted  or  drafted  in  1776, 
from  Kittery,  and  marched,  July  22,  as  private  in  Capt.  Jedidiah 
Goodwin's  company  of  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops  for  the  northern  army  ;  discharged,  Nov. 
30, 1776,  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  Enlisted,  Feb.  13,  1777,  for  three  years, 
for  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  Zachariah 
Deal's  company  of  the  Third  New  Hampshire  Line  Regiment,  and 
was  discharged  Feb.  13,  1780;  enlisted  or  drafted,  June  30,  1780, 
for  six  months  (from  the  First  New  Hampshire  militia  regiment) ,  for 
Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  was  about  thirty-four  years  old,  five  feet  seven 
inches  tall,  and  dark  complexion,  service  in  the  Second  New  Elamp- 
shire  Line  Regiment;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1780. 

His  family  was  furnished  with  supplies  during  1777-1780,  by 
Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

CROSS,  WILLIAM. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company,  of  Mattrosses, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Washington,  Piscataqua 
River,  Nov.  5,  1775,  and  Feb.  16,  1776. 

Both  of  the  above  men  were  probably  sons  of  Abraham  Cross, 
who  lived  in  what  is  now  the  upper  part  of  Eliot,  in  1752  and  1760. 

CURTIS,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Shap- 
leigh's  company,  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Storer's  battalion,  from  York 
County,  Massachusetts  "State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1777. 


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Enlisted  or  drafted,  about  July  1,  1778,  as  private  in  Capt.  W.  Spin- 
ney's company,  of  Colonel  Cogswell's  regiment,  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1778.  Enlisted  for  three  years 
on  March  12,  1781.  He  was  then  a  private  in  Captain  Park's  com- 
pany, of  the  Tenth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment,  and  was  also 
in  the  same  company  on  Aug.  12  and  Sept.  7,  1781,  and  served  until 
January,  1783,  then  transferred  to  Captain  Jackson's  company,  of 
the  Eighth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment,  to  June,  1783,  then 
transferred  to  the  Second  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment,  and 
honorably  discharged  Dec.  19,  1783,  at  West  Point,  by  Gen.  M. 
Jackson.  His  discharge  paper  among  his  pension  papers  in  Pension 
Office  at  Washington. 

Born,  April  3,  1747,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Joseph  and  Philadelphia 
Curtis.  Married,  first,  Hannah,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Mary  Benson, 
of  Kittery,  Jan.  5,  1774.  She  died  May  27,  1776,  at  Kittery.  He 
married,  second,  Mary  Leach.  Lived  in  Third  Parish  of  town  in 
1769  and  in  1780.  A  resident  of  the  town  July  4, 1820,  aged  74  years, 
wife  Mary,  57  years.  He  lived  on  east  side  of  Spruce  Creek,  near  the 
upper  bridge,  by  the  Third  Parish  Church.  Had  one  child  lay  first 
wife,  a  daughter,  Sarah,  born  April  20, 1776,  at  Kittery.  She  married 
a  White,  and  lived  at  New  Castle,  N.  H.,  in  1838.  He  was  pen- 
sioned April  1,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  which  was  con- 
tinued until  his  death,  at  Kittery,  Dec.  11,  1823. 

CURTIS,  THOMAS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  22,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  Com- 
pany of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment.  In  company  at  Fort 
George,  Dec  8,  1776,  and  probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1776. 

Born,  April  15,  1749,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Joseph  Curtis 
before  mentioned. 

CUTTS,  JNO.,  probably  a  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  April  1,  1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  E. 
Preble's  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778. 

Born  in  1759,  son  of  Robert  and  Lydia  (Fernald)  Cutts. 
Married  at  Kittery,  Dec.  28,  1782,  Abigail  Johnson. 

CUTTS,  NOAH,  Corporal. 

Enlisted  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  Cor- 
poral of  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 


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of  the  United  Colonies.  In  company  July  31,  1775,  and  Nov.  28, 
1775.  Probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted  Aug. 
14,  1777,  and  served  in  Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  Joseph 
Storer's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and  was  discharged 
Nov.  30,  1777. 

Born,  Dec.  30,  1754,  son  of  Robert  and  Hannah  (Bartlett)  Cutts. 
Married  Mary  Wilson,  March  21,  1796.  Lived  in  the  Third  Parish 
of  the  town  in  Juue,  1780. 

CUTTS,  THOMAS  DONNEL,  probably  a  Private. 

Enlisted  in  same  company  and  had  same  service  as  Jno.  Cutts, 
before  mentioned. 

Commissioned  Captain  in  Second  Regiment  of  York  County 
militia,  May  11,  1802,  and  promoted  to  Major  in  First  Regiment, 
Sept.  29,  1803. 

Born,  June  8, 1760.  son  of  Capt.  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Donnel) 
Cutts,  before  mentioned.  Married  Joanna  Staples,  June  5,  1781,  and 
always  lived  in  the  town ;  had  sou  Augustus  Cutts,  a  Lieutenant  in 
U.  S.  N. 

CUTTS,  WILLIAM. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  same  company  and  had  same  service  as 
Jno.  and  Thomas  D.  Cutts  before  mentioned ;  also  served  in  Major 

D.  Littlefield's    battalion,    of  Massachusetts   State   Troops  on  the 
Penobscot  expedition,  July  10,  1779,  to  Sept.  10,  1779. 

Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  Kittery  militia,  Oct.  20,  1785. 
Born,  April  26,  1761,  son  of  Foxwell  C.  and  Mary  (Goodwin) 
Cutts.     Said  to  have  never  married. 

DAM,  BENJAMIN,  Sailmaker. 

Enlisted,  Oct.  25,  1775,  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Mat- 
trosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Washington, 
Nov.  5,  1775,  and  Dec.  1,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  15,  1776,  in  Capt. 

E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattrosses,  age  twenty  years,  abode  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H. ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Feb.  12,  1776  ;  March  18,  1776 ; 
and  June  4,  1777 ;  was  appointed  July   14,  1777,  of  Portsmouth, 
dark  hair  and  complexion,  as   sailmaker's  mate  for  cruise,  at  $8§ 
per  month,  on   the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.   Thomas 
Thompson,  fitting  out  at  Portsmouth,  and  was  on  her  there  in  August, 
1777 ;  residence  Kittery,  an  American.     He  was  promoted  to  sail- 


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maker  and  was  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778,  as  that,  at  L'Orient,  France, 
and  was  probably  on  her  when  she  was  captured,  Sept.  28,  1778. 
Was  committed  to  Mill  Prison,  England,  on  July  22,  1780,  from 
privateer  brig  "  Aurora." 

He  belonged  to  the  third  company  of  militia  of  the  town  Oct. 
20, 1785,  and  married  Elizabeth  Mitchell,  Aug.  10,  1786,  at  Kittery, 
and  both  were  residents. 

DAM,  EDMUND. 

A  soldier  of  the  Revolution. 

Born  in  Kittery.     Died  at  Groshen,  N.  H.,  about  March,  1843. 

DAM,  EDWARD,  Drummer. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  1,  1776,  as  private,  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  com- 
pany of  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged  Nov.  13,  1776. 
Enlisted  again  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777;  Sept.  22,  1777  ; 
also  June  14,  1779.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served 
as  drummer  of  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company,  of  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and  was  discharged  Dec. 
24,  1780. 

Was  drummer  of  the  third  company  of  the  town  militia,  Oct. 
20,  1785. 

DAM,  HATEVIL,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and  discharged,  Dec.  31, 

1775.  Enlisted  again,  in  1776,  in   Capt.  E.  Daniel's   company  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  March  18, 

1776,  June  4,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  enlisted  or  drafted,  July 
2,  1779,  as  private  in  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  company  of  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  for  service  in  Rhode 
Island;   was  promoted  to   Corporal,  Oct.    22,   1779,    and  was   dis- 
charged Jan.  1,  1780. 

Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  town  militia,  June  23,  1779, 
also  Oct.  20,  1785. 

He  was  baptized,  Aug.  26,  1753,  in  the  First  Parish,  and  was 
a  son  of  Jonathan  Dam.  Married  Jerusha  Witham,  March  22,  1784, 
at  Kittery,  and  both  were  residents.  Had  son  Jonathan  baptized  in 
First  Parish,  Oct.  10,  1785. 


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DAM,  JONATHAN,  Private  and  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's  com- 
pany of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and  was  discharged,  Dec.  31, 
1775 ;  enlisted  again,  Jan.  17,  1776,  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and  discharged,  Aug.  31,  1776 ; 
enlisted  again  in  September,  1776,  in  Captain  Daniel's  company,  and 
was  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops, 
at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777;  served  in  this 
company  all  of  1777,  and  was  honorably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1777. 

Was  baptized,  Aug.  18,  1751,  in  the  First  Parish,  son  of  Jona- 
than Dam.  Pensioned,  April  29,  1818,  for  services  as  private  and 
corporal  in  Massachusetts  militia,  and  he  was  a  pensioner  at  eighty- 
six  dollars  a  year  about  1834,  when  he  was  a  resident  of  Kittery, 
York  County,  aged  eighty-three  years.  Living  at  Kittery,  in  1837, 
aged  eighty-seven  years.  He  lived  at  the  Foreside  where  he  died 
about  1838. 

DAM,  JOSEPH  PATTISON,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  July  8,  1779,  for  Newington,  N.  H.,  for  six  months  as 
private  in  Capt.  Ezekiel  Worthen's  company  of  Col.  Hercules  Mooney's 
regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  service  in  Rhode  Island ; 
received  £30  bounty  from  this  town  for  enlistment ;  discharged  as 
Corporal,  Jan.  15,  1780;  enlisted  or  drafted,  June  27,  1780,  from 
Newington ;  age,  eighteen  years  ;  five  feet  six  inches  tall,  light  com- 
plexion ;  was  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  in  July  ;  probably  served  in  one 
of  the  New  Hampshire  Continental  regiments ;  discharged,  Dec.  6, 
1780.  Was  living  in  Eliot,  Me.,  in  1809. 

DAM,  NATHAN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777,  and 
Sept.  23,  1777. 

Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  the  town  militia,  June  23, 
1779,  and  Oct.  20,  1785. 

Baptized  Jan.  17,  1742,  in  the  First  Parish,  son  of  Jonatham 
Dam.  Residence  in  the  town  in  1777. 

DAVIS,  ENOCH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  residence  Kittery,  as  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies. 
Enlisted,  June  10, 1775,  as  mattross  in  Capt.  S.  Gridley's  company  of 


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Col.  Richard  Gridley's  regiment  of  Continental  Artillery,  and  in  it 
Nov.  8,  1775,  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  enlisted  in  1776,  as  pri- 
vate in  Capt.  G.  Turner's  company  of  Field  Artillery ;  was  at  Ports- 
mouth, Jan.  17  and  Feb.  6,  1776.  Enlisted,  July,  1776,  as  private 
in  Capt.  Thomas  Arnold's  company  of  Col.  T.  Wingate's  regiment 
of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Ticonderoga. 

DAVIS,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops  as  private  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Sept.  22, 
1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  as  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Cutts'  company  of  Maj.  D.  Littlefield's  battalion  in  the  Penobscot 
expedition.  He  deserted. 

Born  at  Kittery,  June  23,  1759,  son  of  John  and  Phebe  Davis. 
John,  Jr.,  married  Betsey  Morse,  Dec.  1,  1782,  at  Kittery,  both  resi- 
dents. Living  at  Kittery,  April  30,  1782,  and  in  1786. 

DAVIS,  PHILLIP,  Private. 

Enlisted,  June  18,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies,  residence  at 
Durham,  N.  H.  Was  in  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  was  probably 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one 
year  in  the  same  captain's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental 
Regiment.  Was  a  private  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  was 
probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1776.  Enlisted  again,  Feb.  1,  1777, 
for  three  years  for  Kittery  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company 
of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment.  Was  in  com- 
pany Jan.  22,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge,  and  put  down  on  roll  as  belong- 
ing to  Durham,  N.  H.,  and  as  being  transferred  to  Captain  Watkins' 
company  of  the  Twelfth  Regiment,  but  did  not  join  this  company. 

DEERING,  ELIOT,  Private. 

Enlisted,  in  1775,  and  was  a  private  in  Capt.  George  Turner's 
company  of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.,  Dec.  1, 1775,  Jan.  17, 1776,  and  Feb.  6,  1776,  and  was 
a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment 
of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  Sept.  2,  1776,  to  Jan.  13,  1777  f 
and  probably  marched  to  Ticonderoga  with  his  regiment  in  February, 
1777,  and  served  in  the  Burgoyne  campaign. 

Born  at  Kittery,  May  27,  1757.  Son  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary 
Deering. 


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DEERING,  JOSEPH. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  Artillery  company;  was  at 
Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775. 

Born,  March  5,  1739,  at  Kittery.  Son  of  Clement  and  Mary 
Deering.  Living  in  the  First  Parish  of  the  town  in  1760. 

DEERING,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  1,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  com- 
pany of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1776. 

DEERING,  WILLIAM,  3D,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  19,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  in  Capt.  J. 
Donnel's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regi- 
ment. Residence  at  Kittery.  Was  a  Sergeant  of  the  company, 
March  20,  1777,  and  Jan.  22,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge.  Was  honorably 
discharged  Feb.  19,  1780.  Family  supplied  by  Kittery  in  1777-79. 

DENNETT,   JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  12,  1775,  for  Wells,  Me,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  Jesse  Donnan's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  the  Colonies.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1775,  and  re-enlisted,  Jan. 
1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's 
company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry.  Was  honorably 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1776.  Enlisted  in  May,  1777,  at  York,  Me., 
and  served  in  Capt.  Abel  Moulton's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's 
Regiment  of  Infantry,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Service  at 
Providence,  R.  I.,  and  discharged. 

He  was  living  at  Lyman,  Me.,  in  1832,  son  of  John  and  Dorothy 
Dennett,  and  said  he  was  born  May  30,  1755,  at  Kittery,  but  had 
lived  in  Lyman  the  last  forty-eight  years.  He  was  pensioned  from 
March  4,  1831,  to  his  death,  Jan.  23,  1839.  He  married  Sarah 
Wakefield  Sept.  6,  1781,  at  Kennebunk,  Me.  She  was  pensioned  in 
1843  ;  was  then  eighty  years  old,  and  living  at  Lyman. 

DENNETT,  THOMAS,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10, 1779,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Cutts' 
company,  of  Major  D.  Littlefield's  battalion  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Discharged  Sept.  10,  1779. 

Belonged  to  third  company  of  town  militia  June  23,  1779.  Born, 
March  22,  1754,  at  Kittery,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Tutherly)  Den- 
nett. Never  married  ;  went  to  sea,  and  died  abroad. 


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DENNETT,  WILLIAM. 

Drafted,  Sept.  16,  1777,  for  eight  months'  service  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  for  the  town,  and  probably  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
J.  Donnel's  company,  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Regiment,  and  no  doubt  one  of  the  seven  men  from  Kittery  in  this 
company  at  Valley  Forge  Jan.  22,  1778,  whose  time  was  out  May  1, 
1778. 

Was  clerk  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia,  March  3,  1777. 
Belonged  to  the  same  company  of  town  militia  June  23,  1779,  also 
Oct.  10,  1785.  Was  William,  Jr.,  at  both  these  dates.  Was  commis- 
sioned Lieutenant  Sept.  30, 1790,  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia. 

Born  Feb.  1,  1740,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Thomas  before  men- 
tioned. Married,  first,  Sarah  Paul,  Oct.  31,  1765,  and,  second,  Mary 
Adams,  in  May,  1770.  Always  lived  at  Kittery,  on  the  present  Den- 
nett farm  (now  owned  by  his  great-grandson,  Lieut.  Alex.  Dennett, 
Engineer  Corps,  U.  S.  R.  C.  S.),  and  is  buried  there.  Died,  Oct.  25, 
1803,  at  Kittery. 

DICKSON,  ABRAHAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  March  15, 1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town  and  a  resi- 
dent, and  served  as  a  private  in  Captains  J.  Donnel's  and  John  Pray's 
companies  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment.  Was 
in  regiment  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged March  15,  1780.  Enlisted  or  drafted  in  July,  1780,  for  six 
months  for  the  town  and  served  his  time  in  the  Continental  Army. 
Discharged  Feb.  1,  1781.  Was,  in  July,  1780,  eighteen  years  old, 
five  feet  nine  inches  tall,  and  of  light  complexion. 

Married  Anna  Tutherly  at  Kittery,  March  1,  1784;  both  were 
residents. 

DICKSON,  STEPHEN,  Private. 

Enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fern- 
aid's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment.  Was  in 
company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  was  probably  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1776.  Enlisted  in  1777,  In  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4  and 
Sept.  22,  1777.  Enlisted  before  Nov.  1,  1777,  as  a  boy  on  the  Con- 
tinental ship  "  Ranger,"  Capt.  Paul  Jones,  and  was  on  her  in  her 
first  trip  to  Europe. 

Married  Susannah  Tutherly,  in  December,  1789;  both  were 
residents. 


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DICKSON,    WILLIAM,    Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1777,  probably  for  three  years  for  the  town,  and 
a  resident,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of 
the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment.  Was  on  furlough 
from  his  company  Jan.  23,  1778,  and  died  in  service  May  20,  1778. 

His  family  was  supplied  by  the  town  in  1777,  1778  and  1779. 

Born  Jan  3,  1743,  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Fernald)  Dickson. 

DILL,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  June  23,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  as  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United 
Colonies  ;  was  in  company  July  31,  1775,  and  probably  died  in  service 
before  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Married  Hannah  Bowden. 

DOTON,  PAUL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  23,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment ;  discharged  Sept.  20, 
1776.  Enlisted,  Oct.  10, 1776,  as  seaman  on  the  Massachusetts  State 
brigantine  "Independence,"  Capt.  S.  Samson;  on  her  to  Jan.  28, 
1777. 

DUNKEN  (or  DUNCAN),  DAVID,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  27, 1776,  and  served  as  Corporal  in  Capt.  Nathan 
Brown's  company  of  Col.  Pierce  Long's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops,  at  New  Castle,  N.  H. ;  abode  was  at  Kittery.  Enlisted, 
Jan.  2,  1777,  for  the  war,  for  Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  also  claimed 
by  Kittery ;  served  as  Corporal  in  Capt.  Z.  Beal's  company  of  the 
Third  New  Hampshire  Continental  Regiment  until  he  was  disabled, 
then  transferred  to  the  Invalids  corps  ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1780,  and 
pensioned  by  New  Hampshire,  Jan.  1,  1781  ;  was  drawing  a  pension 
in  1789 ;  residence,  Portsmouth,  and  forty-seven  years  old.  Family 
supplied  by  Kittery,  in  1777-79  ;  they  were  in  Portsmouth,  in  1780. 

He  was  born  at  Kittery,  or  probably  in  Dundee,  Scotland.  Mar- 
ried Susannah  Fernald,  of  Kittery.  Died  Aug.  12,  1826,  and  was 
buried  in  the  church  yard  at  New  Castle,  N.  H.  A  great-grandfather 
to  Lieut.  Edwin  A.  Duncan  of  the  Civil  War,  and  a  resident  of 
Kittery. 

ELLIS,  LAWRENCE,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  12,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies ;  resident  of 


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the  town;  was  in  company,  Nov.  28,  1775,  at  Fort  No.  1,  and  was 
probably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775;  enlisted  again  in  1776,  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery  of  Col.  P. 
Long's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was  in  company 
at  Portsmouth,  Sept.  2,  1776,  to  Jan.  14,  1777,  and  probably  served 
with  the  regiment  in  the  Burgoyne  campaign. 

Born,  June  5,  1757,  at  Kittery  ;  son  of  John  and  Alice  Ellis  of 
the  town  ;  resident  of  the  Third  Parish  of  town,  June  20,  1780. 

EMEKY,  CALEB,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  R.  Ford's  company  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops ;  was  at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775  ;  enlisted 
in  1776,  as  private  in  Captain  Samuel  McConnell's  company  of  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was  at  New  York,  Sept.  26,  1776. 

EMERY,  CALEB,  JR.,  Apprentice  Boy. 

Enlisted,  as  a  boy  on  the  Continental  ship  "  Ranger,"  Capt. 
Jones  at  Kittery ;  was  on  her  in  the  river  Loire,  France,  in  1777. 

Born,  July  27,  1763,  at  Kittery  ;  son  of  Caleb  and  Jane  (Frost) 
Emery  of  the  town.  Caleb,  Jr.,  married  Mary  James  at  Kittery, 
Dec.  3,  1782  ;  both  were  residents.  Lived  in  what  is  now  Eliot  until 
1807,  then  removed  to  Lebanon,  Me. 

EMERY,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  August,  1776  ;  resident  of  town,  and  served 
as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  Col.  E.  Francis* 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and  was  discharged  Nov. 
30, 1776.  A  resident  of  the  upper  part  of  what  is  now  Eliot  in  1782  ; 
was  living  in  Parsonsfield  in  1818,  and  said  he  was  fifty-nine  years 
old  ;  that  about  January,  1776,  he  enlisted  at  Fort  Sullivan  in  Cap- 
tain Daniel's  company  and  served  ten  months  of  the  year,  then  got  a 
substitute  and  was  discharged  (it  was  probably  in  January,  1777,  he 
enlisted)  ;  was  a  resident  of  Kittery  then. 

Born  in  1758,  at  Kittery,  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Fogg)  Emery. 

A  pensioner  living  in  Limerick,  in  1820,  with  wife  Elizabeth, 
sixty-one  years  old. 

EMERY,  DAVID,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  12,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company, 
of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  then  eighteen  years  old,  and 
abode  at  Kittery.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Feb.  12,  1776. 


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David,  Jr.,  of  Kittery,  marriage  intentions  to  Olive  Lord,  of 
Berwick,  published  at  Kittery  in  March,  1782.  Pensioned  March  4, 
1881,  at  $66.66  a  year,  for  service  as  private  in  the  Massachusetts 
line  during  the  war.  Died,  Sept.  12,  1832,  in  York  County,  Me., 
aged  seventy-eight  years. 

EMERY,  JACOB,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  private  in 
Capt.  S.  Wild's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment. 
In  company  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1776. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1,  1778,  and  served  as  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Preble's  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778. 

A  resident  of  Kittery  in  January,  1779,  when  his  marriage  inten- 
tions, to  Hulda  Thompson,  of  York,  were  published  at  Kittery,  and 
he  married  her  in  York.  They  moved  to  Waterboro,  Me.,  soon  after, 
where  he  was  living  in  1819,  aged  sixty-one  years.  Pensioned,  April 
8,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year.  Living  in  York  County.  A 
pensioner  in  1833.  Age,  seventy-seven  years.  He  died  June  16, 
1838.  Widow,  Huldah,  was  then  living  at  Waterboro,  aged  eighty- 
four  years ;  said  he  served  about  three  years. 

EMERY,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  com- 
pany of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies.  Residence, 
Kittery.  In  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  and  probably  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1775.  Enlisted  again  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4  and 
Sept.  23,  1777. 

Born  in  1753,  at  Kittery.  A  brother  to  Daniel  Emery,  before 
mentioned. 

James,  Jr.,  married  Mary  Bowden,  Feb.  20,  1777,  at  Kittery,  and 
both  were  residents.  Lived  in  upper  part  of  Eliot  in  1776  and  1782. 

EMERY,  JOSHUA,  Corporal  and  Artificer. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  residence,  Kittery,  as  private  in  Capt. 
S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Col- 
onies. In  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  and  probably  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  1,  1776,  as  Corporal  and  Artificer  in 
Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry. 
In  company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  was  probably  dis- 
charged Dec.  31,  1776. 


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Baptized  March  8, 1748,  son  of  Joshua  and  Ada  (Tidey)  Emery. 
Married  Tirza  Emery  at  Kittery,  Sept.  3,  1778,  both  residents. 

EMERY,  JOSIAH. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  3,  1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  E. 
Treble's  Company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778. 

Born  Sept.  24,  1751,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mehitabel 
(Stacy)  Emery. 

EMERY,  SAMUEL. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14, 1777,  and  served  in  Capt.  E.  Shap- 
leigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment.  Discharged  Oct.  28, 1777. 

Born,  May  12,  1757,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Samuel  and  Abagail 
(Shackley)  Emery.  Samuel,  Jr.,  married  at  Kittery,  Unice  Fergu- 
son, Oct.  21,  1784.  Both  residents;  was  living  in  upper  part  of 
Eliot  in  1776  and  1782. 

EMERY,  SHEM,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  1, 1777,  for  eight  months'  service  for  the 
town,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental ;  in  this  company,  Jan.  23,  1778, 
at  Valley  Forge.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served 
as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged,  Dec.  10,  1780. 

His  name  for  discharge  from  the  eight  months'  service  above, 
dated,  May  1,  1778,  is  on  the  same  paper  with  James  Fernald's  and 
Timothy  Kennard's,  signed  by  Colonel  Brewer  of  the  Twelfth  Massa- 
chusetts Regiment  and  is  with  Kennard's  pension  papers  in  the  pension 
office  at  Washington. 

Born  May  6,  1738,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Noah  and  Elisabeth 
(Chick)  Emery.  Resident  of  the  upper  part  of  Eliot  in  1760 ;  resi- 
dent in  October,  1782,  when  his  marriage  intentions  to  Keziah  Emery 
of  York  were  published,  doubtless  a  second  wife. 

FENIX,  JOHN. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  was  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  Artillery  com- 
pany, at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775. 

Resident  of  the  First  Parish  of  the  town  in  1760.  Removed  to 
Sanford  and  Limington,  Me.  Had  a  daughter,  Abigail,  living  in 
Limington  in  1819. 


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FENIX,  JOSHUA,  Corporal. 

Enlisted  service.  Was  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  cotapany 
of  Field  Artillery,  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops,  Sept.  2,  1776,  to  Jan.  7,  1777,  and  refused  to  march  to 
Ticonderoga  with  regiment  in  February,  1777.  Enlisted  Feb.  9, 
1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town  and  a  resident;  served  as  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Darby's  company  of  the  Second  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental Regiment,  and  was  in  company  Jan.  25,  1778,  at  Valley 
Forge.  Was  promoted  to  Corporal.  Enlisted,  Dec.  7,  1779,  for  the 
war  as  Corporal  in  Capt.  J.  Alden's  company  of  same  regiment.  In 
1780  he  was  twenty  years  old,  light  complexion,  light  hair,  five  feet 
seven  inches  tall,  a  resident  of  the  town.  Was  in  the  regiment  June 
14,  1781.  Lived  on  the  east  side  of  Spruce  Creek  near  where 
Samuel  Moulton  now  lives. 

FERBUSH,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  4, 1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's  regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  10,  1780. 

Resident  of  the  upper  part  of  Eliot  in  1782.  Marriage  inten- 
tions to  Phebe  Goold,  both  of  Kittery,  published  at  Kittery,  in  Janu- 
ary, 1783. 

FERBUSH,  SAMUEL,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  Corporal  of  Capt.  E. 
Grow's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  at  York,  Me. ;  dis- 
charged, Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and 
served  as  Corporal  of  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  company  of  Col.  Storer's 
regiment  in  the  Burgoyne  campaign;  discharged,  Nov.  4,  1777. 

Was  a  private  in  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  company  in  the  King's 
service;  residence,  Kittery;  enlisted,  March  11,  1760,  to  Nov.  1, 
1760  ;  was  at  Crown  Point  and  in  Canada. 

Was  a  private  in  the  Fourth  Foot  company  of  the  town's  militia 
(upper  part  of  Eliot),  March  19,  1759. 

FERGUSON,  ARCHIBALD,  Gunner's  Mate. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  was  a  Gunner's  Mate  in  Capt..  E  Daniel's 
company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was  at  Fort 
Sullivan,  Nov.  5,  1775,  Dec.  2  and  Feb.  12 ;  also  March  18,  1776. 
Probablv,  born  in  Scotland. 


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FERGUSON,  ELEAZER,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Isaac  Sher- 
man's company  of  the  Thirty-eighth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies  ; 
was  in  company  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  26,  1775,  and  Dec.  26,  1775  ; 
residence,  Exeter,  N.  H. ;  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775  ;  enlisted  in 
1776  and  mustered,  April  12,  as  private  in  Captains  Brown's  and 
Marston's  companies  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  on  duty  at 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  about  three  months ;  marched,  July  22,  1766,  in 
Capt.  Simon  Marston's  company  of  Col.  J.  Wingate's  regiment,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  for  service  with  the  Northern  Army  in 
Canada  for  about  two  months;  enlisted,  Oct.  15,  1776,  as  private  in 
Capt.  Nathan  Brown's  company  of  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment  of  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops ;  residence,  Kittery ;  was  in  company  at  New 
Castle,  N.  H.,  to  Jan.  7,  1777  ;  enlisted,  March  7,  1778,  for  two  years 
for  Hampton,  N.  H.,  and  served  as  private  in  Captain  Robinson's  com- 
pany of  the  Second  New  Hampshire  Continental  Regiment ;  enlisted  or 
drafted,  July  10,  1780,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  Daniel  Gordon's 
company  of  Col.  Thomas  Bartlett's  regiment,  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops,  at  West  Point,  N.  H. ;  discharged,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Was  a  private  in  Capt.  James  Gowen's  company,  Col.  Jedicliah 
Preble's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  Troops  in  his  Majesty's  service 
at  Lake  George ;  enlisted,  May  2,  1758 ;  discharged,  Nov.  17,  1758  ; 
resident  of  the  town ;  also  a  corporal  in  Capt.  John  Wentworth's 
company  in  Colonel  Willard's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  Troops  in 
the  King's  service,  at  Crown  Point  and  Canada,  in  1760 ;  resident  of 
town;  enlisted,  March  3,  1760;  discharged,  Dec.  1,  1760,  from 
Wentworth's  company.  Was  a  private  in  Capt.  James  Sayward's 
company  of  Colonial  Troops  in  French  war  ;  enlisted,  April  10,  1762  ; 
discharged,  Nov.  19,  1762;  residence,  Kittery. 

Was  a  private  in  the  Fourth  Foot  company  of  the  town's  militia 
(upper  part  of  Eliot),  March  19,  1759. 


FERGUSON,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  as  a  private,  in 
Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United 
Colonies;  was  in  company,  Oct.  28,  1775,  and  was  probably  dis- 
charged, Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and 
served  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth 
Continental  regiment;  was  in  company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776, 
and  was  probably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1776. 


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FERGUSON,  STEPHEN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  as  private  in  Capt. 
S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colo- 
nies; was  in  company,  Oct.  28,  1775,  and  was  probably  discharged, 
Dec.  31,  1775. 

Was  a  private  in  the  Fourth  Foot  company  of  the  town's  militia, 
in  July,  1762.  Commissioned,  First  Lieutenant,  April  29,  1776,  of 
the  fourth  company  of  the  town  militia,  but  refused  to  serve. 

A  resident  of  the  upper  part  of  Eliot,  in  1776,  also  in  1782. 
Married  Shuah  Bartlett,  March  28,  1782,  at  Kittery;  both  were 
residents. 

FERNALD,  ARCHALEAUS  (or  HERCULES),  Private. 

Enlisted,  Aug.  1,  1776,  f rom  Pepperelboro  (Saco)  (went  as  a  sub- 
stitute for  a  man  from  Pepperelboro) ,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt. 
S.  Leighton's  company,  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1776.  Enlisted  in  December, 

1776,  for  three  months,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Wm.  Hoi- 
brook's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Frost's  regiment  of  Infantry,  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops.     Discharged  in  March,  1777.     Enlisted,  Aug.  14, 

1777,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  E.   Shapleigh's  company,  of 
Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment.     Guarded  prisoners  to  Hartford,  Ct.,  and 
discharged  there  in  December,  1777. 

Born,  Dec.  4, 1749,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Hercules  and  Mary  (Tucker) 
Fernald,  of  Kittery.  Married  Miriam  Percy,  in  1771.  She  died  Oct. 
27,  1833.  He  removed  to  Berwick  soon  after  the  Revolution,  and 
always  lived  there.  Pensioned,  March  4,  1831,  at  $36.66  per  year, 
for  services  as  private  in  Massachusetts  Line.  Living  in  North 
Berwick,  York  County,  in  1838,  aged  eighty-four  years,  a  pensioner. 
A  list  of  Hercules  and  Mary  (Tucker)  Fernald's  children's  births  are 
among  his  pension  papers,  in  the  Pension  Office  at  Washington. 
Died  July  22,  1836,  at  North  Berwick,  Me. 

FERNALD,  BENJAMIN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  as  private,  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany, of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies ;  resident  of 
the  town.  In  company  Nov.  28,  1775.  Probably  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  16,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniels' 
company,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan 
March  18,  1776.  Resident  of  the  town,  and  thirty-two  years  old. 

Member  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia  June  23,  1779. 


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Commissioned  Captain  of  one  of  the  companies  of  town  militia  Sept. 
3,  1790,  and  promoted  to  Major  April  3,  1794,  of  the  Second  Regi- 
ment of  York  Countj'  militia. 

Born  April  12,  1744,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Joseph  and  Anna 
(Moore)  Fernald.  Married  Sarah  Beaver.  Living  in  lower  part  of 
Eliot  in  1808.  Died  Nov.  12,  1812. 

FERNALD,  CHARLES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of 
the  United  Colonies,  in  company  at  Camp  No.  1,  Cambridge,  Nov. 
28,  1775,  and  probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Born,  Feb.  1,  1755,  at  Kittery.  A  brother  to  Capt.  Andrew  P., 
before  mentioned.  Marriage  intentions,  to  Martha  Shapleigh,  pub- 
lished at  Kittety  in  December,  1777;  both  were  residents.  Died, 
Feb.  4,  1778. 

FERNALD,  DENNIS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Dec.  3,  1775,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment, 
in  company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776.  Went  to  Kittery  in  De- 
cember, 1776,  with  Major  Fernald,  and  discharged  by  him  there  on 
Dec.  25,  1776.  He  enlisted  as  a  substitute  for  Moses  Hanscom, 
May  7,  1777,  for  two  months'  service;  resident  of  town.  Served  as 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment, 
Massachusetts  State  Troops  in  Rhode  Island.  Was  the  first  sentinel 
placed  over  General  Prescott,  after  his  capture  by  the  Americans. 

Born,  Sept.  29,  1757,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Capt.  Andrew  P., 
before  mentioned,  and  always  lived  in  the  town.  Married  Elizabeth 
Stacy,  Aug.  24,  1780,  of  Kittery,  at  Kittery. 

He  was  a  pensioner,  July  4,  1820,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year ; 
aged,  sixty-two  years  ;  wife,  Betsy,  aged  fifty-nine  years  ;  residence, 
Eliot,  and  owned  a  farm  ;  had  daughter,  Margery,  twenty-seven  years 
old,  Hiram,  son,  nineteen  years,  Miriam,  sixteen  years,  and  son, 
Samuel,  eleven  years.  Pension  was  stopped.  Was  pensioned  again 
March  4,  1831,  at  fifty  dollars  a  year,  for  private  in  Continental  ser- 
vice, and  was  living  in  Kittery,  York  County,  about  1834,  age, 
seventy-six  years. 

He  died  Jan.  1,  1837.  Elizabeth  Fernald,  a  pensioner,  living  in 
Eliot,  in  1840,  aged  seventy-nine  years. 


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FERNALD,  EBENEZER,  Carpenter. 

Enlisted,  in  1775,  as  a  carpenter  in  Capt.  William  Deering's 
company  of  carpenters,  stationed  at  Kittery  harbor.  His  name  on  a 
return  of  Nov.  5,  1775.  Probably  a  volunteer  company  of  the  town. 
Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  town  militia,  June  23,  1779,  also 
Oct.  20,  1785. 

Married  Margaret  Staples,  at  Kittery,  Jan.  31, 1771.  Both  were 
residents.  A  resident  of  First  Parish  of  the  town  in  1776. 

FERNALD,  EDMUND,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of 
Mattresses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  in  company  at 
Fort  Washington,  Nov.  5,  1775,  and  Feb.  16,  1776.  Enlisted,  May 
18,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of 
the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment.  Discharged  Nov.  8,  1776. 

A  brother  to  Ensign  Joshua  Fernald,  before  mentioned.  Marriage 
intentions  published  at  Kittery  in  September,  1787,  to  Molly  Rice, 
both  residents. 

FERNALD,  EDWARD,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  15,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  com- 
pany of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  residence  Kittery, 
twenty-one  years  old.  Was  in  company  at  Fort  Sullivan,  March  18, 
1776,  and  June  17  to  July  17,  1776.  Enlisted,  July  22,  1776,  as  sea- 
man on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  at 
eight  dollars  per  month;  was  five  feet  eight  inches  tall,  dark  com- 
plexion, an  American.  Not  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778.  Enlisted  on  the 
privateer  brig  "Venus,"  and  was  captured  on  her  June  1,  1781,  by 
the  British  frigate  "  Lively."  Was  put  in  the  Mill  Prison  in  England. 

His  name  was  on  back  of  a  list  of  the  third  company  of  town 
militia  June  23,  1779.  Son  of  Joseph  and  Anna  (Moore)  Fernald. 

FERNALD,  GEORGE,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  pri- 
vate in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the 
United  Colonies.  In  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  probably  dis- 
charged Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  in  November,  1776,  on  the  priva- 
teer "  Dalton,"  at  Kittery,  and  a  resident  of  the  town.  Was  captured 
on  her  and  taken  to  Plymouth,  England,  where  he  was  in  Mill  Prison 
until  March  15,  1779,  when  he  was  exchanged. 

Born,  Nov.  3,  1755,  at  Kittery,  son  of  George  and  Eunice 
(Knight)  Fernald. 


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FERNALD,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies ; 
was  in  company,  Nov.  28,  1775 ;  probably  discharged  Dec.  81,  1775. 
Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  1,  1777,  for  eight  months'  service  for  the 
town,  and  a  resident ;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  com- 
pany of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment ;  was  in 
company  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May 
7,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of 
Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  dis- 
charged, Dec.  24,  1780.  His  discharge  from  the  eight  months' 
service  above,  dated  May  1,  1778,  signed  by  Colonel  Brewer  of  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts,  is  with  Timothy  Kennard's  pension  papers,  in 
Pension  Office  at  Washington,  as  their  names  are  on  the  same  paper, 
also  Shem  Emery's. 

Belonged  to  third  company  of  town's  militia,  Oct.  20,  1785. 

Born,  Feb.  16,  1749,  at  Kittery,  son  of  James  and  Mary  Fernald. 
Married  Mary  Stacy,  at  Kittery,  Nov.  30,  1769  ;  both  were  residents. 

FERNALD,  JOEL,  Blacksmith. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  as  blacksmith  in  Capt.  Wm.  Deering's  company 
of  volunteers,  on  Piscataqua  River ;  was  in  company,  Nov.  5,  1775. 
Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  Nov.  27,  1779,  of  the  fifth  com- 
pany of  the  town  militia. 

Born,  Feb.  13,  1745,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Archaleaus  before 
mentioned.  Married  Elizabeth  Peters ;  resident  of  Third  Parish  of 
town,  June  20,  1780.  Died  April  26,  1803. 

FERNALD,  JOHN,  4in,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  8,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company 
of  Mattresses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  resident  of  town,  age 
twenty-one  years;  on  duty  at  Fort  Sullivan  then,  also  June  4,  1777, 
and  Sept.  22,  1777;  also  at  one  of  the  forts  in  harbor,  June  14, 
1779,  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops;  was  in  one  of  the  forts,  April  18,  1780,  and  June  25,  1781. 
A  member  of  the  third  company  of  the  town's  militia,  June  23,  1779. 

FERNALD,  JOHN,  3o,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1,  1778,  and  served  (as  a  private, 
probably)  in  Capt.  E.  Preble's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778.  Enlisted 


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or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Bragdon's  company,  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's  regiment,  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  24,  1780. 

It  is  hard  to  identify  the  persons  of  this  name,  as  there  were  four 
or  more  living  in  the  town  at  this  time.  A  John  Fernald  was  ordered 
to  be  discharged  from  the  Massachusetts  State  ship  "Mars,"  Capt. 
James  Nevins,  by  the  Council  of  Massachusetts,  April  23,  1781.  He 
belonged  to  a  schooner,  of  which  Henry  Trefethen  was  master. 

FERNALD,  JOSEPH  WEEKS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  13,  1775,  residence  Kittery,  as  private  in  Capt. 
T.  Fernald's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the  United  Colo- 
nies. Was  in  the  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  was  probably  dis- 
charged Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  16, 1776,  as  private,  residence 
Kittery,  aged  twenty  years,  in  Capt.  E.  Daniels'  company,  at  Fort 
Sullivan,  and  remained  there  until  about  Dec.  10,  1776,  when  he 
enlisted  or  was  drafted  for  three  months'  service  with  the  Continental 
Army,  and  probably  served  in  Capt.  W.  Holbrook's  company,  of  Col- 
J.  Frost's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  Connecticut 
and  New  York  States.  He  was  again  in  Captain  Daniel's  company, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  on  June  4,  1777, 
and  Sept.  23,  1777.  Enlisted  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Ranger," 
Captain  Jones,  and  was  on  her  in  the  river  Loire,  France,  in  Decem- 
ber, 1777. 

His  name  on  back  of  the  third  company  roll  of  the  to wnV militia 
June  23,  1779,  and  was  a  private  in  the  same  company  Oct.  20, 
1785. 

Born,  June  4, 1756,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Weeks)  Fernald, 
of  Kittery.  Married  Catharine  Chandler,  Feb.  13,  1787,  at  Kittery, 
and  both  were  residents.  Lived  in  that  part  of  town  now  called  the 
Foreside. 

FERNALD,  JOSHUA,  SK.,  Private,  Seaman  and  Carpenter. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  was  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  Artillery  Com- 
pany of  Volunteers  at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775  ;  enlisted  or  drafted 
in  December,  1776,  for  three  months,  and  served  in  Capt.  William 
Holbrook's  company  in  Col.  J.  Frost's  regiment  of  Infantry,  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Served  in  Connecticut  and  New  York  States. 
Discharged  in  March,  1777.  Enlisted,  June  12,  1777,  for  three 
months  as  a  seaman  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T. 


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Thompson.  Was  five  feet  seven  inches  tall,  light  complexion  and 
hair,  an  American,  residence,  Kittery.  Was  in  the  carpenter's  crew 
on  her  Jan.  22,  1778,  at  L'Orient,  France. 

He  enlisted  in  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  company  March  17, 
1760,  as  a  private ;  served  at  Crown  Point  and  Canada,  in  the 
King's  service,  and  was  discharged  Nov.  30,  1760.  A  minor,  resi- 
dence Kittery.  Son  of  John. 

Born,  Aug.  7,  1743,  on  what  is  now  the  lower  Navy  Yard  Island, 
then  called  Fernald's  Island,  sou  of  John  and  Margaret  (Fernald) 
Fernald.  Married  Elizabeth  (daughter  of  Joseph  White  of  Kittery) , 
Nov.  18,  1764,  at  Kittery,  and  lived  at  Kittery  Point,  where  he  died 
Dec.  6,  1815,  and  was  buried  there.  They  had  five  children,  who 
have  descendants  living  in  the  town.  A  son  was  Elder  Mark  Fern- 
aid,  a  noted  Christian  minister  of  Kittery. 

FERNALD,  NOAH. 

Enlisted  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777,  and  had 
served  some  time  there;  was  there  also  Sept.  22,  1777. 

Noah  Fernald,  Jr.'s,  name  on  back  of  a  list  of  the  third  company 
of  town  militia,  June  23,  1779.  A  resident  of  the  town  in  1782.  Said 
to  have  died  in  1795,  and  never  married. 

FERNALD,  ROBERT,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  George  Turner's  company 
of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  near  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.  Enlisted  probably  about  Aug.  1,  1775,  was  in  company  Nov. 
8  to  11,  1775,  and  Dec.  1,  1775.  Enlisted  Jan.  16,  1776,  residence 
Kittery,  twenty  years  old,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  on  duty  at  Fort 
Sullivan  until  Dec.  13,  1776,  when  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
W.  Holbrook's  company  of  Col.  John  Frost's  Regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops,  and  was  discharged  March  13,  1777.  Enlisted 
again  in  1777  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  above,  and  was  at 
Fort  Sullivan,  June  1,  1777,  and  Sept.  12,  1777. 

Name  on  back  of  list  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia  June 
23,  1779. 

Probably  born  Aug.  16,  1757,  and  married,  first,  Sarah  Fernald; 
second,  intentions  to  Betty  Ferguson  at  Kittery,  Oct.  16,  1791  both 
were  residents. 


FERNALD,  SIMEON,  Carpenter. 

Enlisted,  Oct.  26, 1775,  on  the  brig  "  Dartmouth,"  Com.  Simeon 
Akerman,  in  New  Hampshire  State  service,  and  discharged,  Nov.  26, 
1775;  was  appointed  carpenter,  July  24,  1776,  of  the  Continental 
frigate  u  Raleigh,"  and  was  on  her  in  August,  1777,  when  she  sailed 
from  Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  also,  carpenter  of  her,  Jan.  22,  1778,  at 
L'Orient,  France;  was  five  feet  five  inches  tall,  dark  complexion, 
an  American. 

Married  Mrs.  Margery  Gunnison,  Nov.  14,  1763,  at  Kittery. 
Both  were  residents.  Had  daughter  Dolly,  baptized  Sept.  17,  1769, 
in  the  First  Parish  of  the  town. 


FERNALD,  TOBIAS,  JR.,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  May,  1778,  for  nine  months'  service  for 
Kittery ;  resident  of  the  town  ;  age,  twenty-six  years ;  five  feet  eight 
inches  tall,  and  belonged  to  the  third  company  of  the  town  militia ; 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment.  Belonged  to  same  company  of 
militia,  June  23,  1779,  also,  Oct.  20,  1785. 

Probably  the  Tobias  born,  April  13,  1754,  at  Kittery,  son  of 
George  and  Eunice  Fernald,  and  a  brother  to  George  before  mentioned. 
He  was  pensioned,  April  13,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year, 
for  above  service ;  also,  on  the  roll,  July  4,  1820,  when  he  said  he 
was  sixty-three  years  old ;  resident  of  the  town  and  owned  half  acre 
of  land;  a  fisherman.  Died  in  January,  1828,  aged  seventy-one 
years,  on  pension  roll. 


FERNALD,  WILLIAM,  JR.,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company,  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  March  18,  1776.  Enlisted  or 
drafted  in  July,  1776  ;  residence,  Kittery,  and  marched  from  York 
County,  July  22,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt-  J.  Goodwin's  company  of 
Col.  E.  Wigglesworth's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  dis- 
charged at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  30,  1776  ;  enlisted  again  in  Captain 
Daniel's  company  above,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777,  and 
Sept.  22,  1777. 

Born,  April  28,  1755,  at  Kittery,  son  of  William  and  Abigail 
(Tobey)  Fernald.  Married  Mary  Hammond.  Died  in  December, 
1815. 


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FITZGERALD,  JOHN,  Ordinary  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  Aug.  5,  1776,  as  ordinary  seaman  on  the  Continental 
frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  at  $6§  per  month  ;  was  five 
feet  seven  inches  tall,  an  American.  Not  on  her,  Jan.  22,  1778. 

FITTS,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1,  1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  E. 
Treble's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14, 

1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  R.  Rogers'  company,  of  same  regiment. 
Discharged  Dec.  14,  1778.     Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  and 
served  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Cutts'  company,  of  Major  D.  Littlefield's 
battalion,  of  Massachusetts   State   Troops.     Discharged   Sept.   10, 

1779.  Resident  of  the  Third  Parish  of  the  town  in  1760  and  1769. 

FLETCHER,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's  com- 
pany, Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and  was  probably  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  in  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops, 
at  Portsmouth.  Was  in  company  March  22,  1776,  abode,  Kittery. 
Did  not  pass  muster,  but  was  in  the  company  in  June  and  July,  1776. 
Enlisted,  July  15,  1776,  as  seaman  on  the  Continental  frigate 
"Raleigh,"  five  feet  seven  inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  an  Ameri- 
can. Enlisted  in  November,  1776,  on  the  privateer  "  Dalton,"  which 
was  captured,  and  he  was  taken  to  England  as  a  prisoner ;  was  in 
Mill  Prison.  Was  exchanged  in  March,  1779.  Went  to  France,  and 
joined  as  a  boy,  for  one  year,  the  Continental  frigate  "  Bon  Homme 
Richard,"  in  April,  1779,  at  L'Orient.  She  sailed  from  L'Orient, 
France,  on  Aug.  14,  1779,  under  Com.  J.  Paul  Jones,  and  he  was  in 
the  fight  with  the  British  frigate  "  Serapis,"  on  Sept.  23,  1779.  Resi- 
dence Kittery.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1780,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company,  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's 
battalion.  Discharged  Dec.  24,  1780. 

He  was  born  near  the  Kennebec  River,  Me.,  and  married  at 
Kittery,  and  owned  a  farm  at  Kittery  Point,  near  the  Baptist  Church, 
where  he  lived,  and  died  about  1819,  and  his  bones  lay  there.  Was 
married  four  times.  Married,  for  first  wife,  an  Allen,  of  Kittery. 
Married  Hannah  Burns  June  17,  1782,  at  Kittery,  and  both  were 
residents.  Chief  Carpenter  Joseph  B.  Fletcher,  U.  S.  N.,  is  a 
descendant. 


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FOSTER,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  12,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  com- 
pany, New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  A  resident  of  Kittery,  age 
twenty-one  years.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Feb.  12,  1776,  and  March 
18,  1776,  and  probably  served  about  four  months.  He  sailed  on  the 
privateer  "  Dalton,"  Nov.  26,  1776,  was  captured  on  her,  and  taken 
to  Mill  Prison,  Plymouth,  England,  where  he  died  Feb.  1,  1779. 

Born,  Jan.  8,  1755,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Capt.  Parker  and  Mary 
(Tobey)  Foster,  before  mentioned.  Married  widow,  Abagail  Tucker, 
Dec.  8,  1774,  at  Kittery.  Both  were  residents.  Lived  in  what  is 
now  the  upper  part  of  Eliot,  in  1776. 

FOSTER,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  20,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  and  a  resi- 
dent, and  served  as  a  private  in  Capts.  J.  Donnel's  and  J.  Pray's 
company,  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment.  Dis- 
charged Feb.  20,  1780.  Enlisted  again,  in  1781,  for  three  years 
probably,  as  he  was  a  private  in  Capt.  N.  Emerson's  company  of  the 
Tenth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment,  April  21,  1781,  Aug.  2, 
and  Sept.  7,  1781. 

Married  Hannah  Gowel,  July  2,  1781,  at  Kittery,  and  both  were 
residents. 

FOSTER,  PARKER,  JR.,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months,  and  served  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment, 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  Rhode  Island.  Enlisted  or  drafted, 
Aug.  23, 1779,  for  nine  months,  for  the  town,  and  served  as  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Remick's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Regiment ;  residence,  Kittery,  age,  eighteen  years,  five  feet  seven 
inches  tall,  light  complexion,  and  belonged  to  the  sixth  company  of 
the  town  militia.  Discharged  May  23,  1780.  Enlisted  or  drafted, 
in  July,  1780,  for  six  months  for  the  town.  Residence,  Kittery,  age, 
eighteen  years,  five  feet  eight  inches  tall,  light  complexion.  Was 
discharged  as  private  from  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  company  of  the 
First  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment,  Feb.  1,  1781.  Served 
with  same  captain,  in  Twelfth  Massachusetts,  until  Jan.  1,  1781. 
Enlisted,  Dec,  20, 1781,  for  three  years  for  the  town ;  resident  of  the 
town,  age  twenty-one  years,  five  feet  eight  inches  tall,  dark  com- 
plexion, dark  eyes,  a  farmer.  Was  a  private  in  Zebedee  King's 


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company,  of  the  Seventh  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment,  and 
was  transferred  to  the  Fourth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment. 
Promoted  Sergeant,  Nov.  17,  1783,  and  honorably  discharged  Dec. 
31,  1783. 

Born  at  Kittery,  in  January,  1761,  son  of  Ensign  Parker  Foster, 
before  mentioned.  Married  Elizabeth  Hanscom,  March  8,  1781,  at 
Kittery,  and  both  were  residents.  Pensioned,  April  1, 1818,  at  ninety- 
six  dollars  a  year,  living  at  Eliot,  Me.  Also  July  4,  1820,  age 
fifty-nine  years,  wife,  Elizabeth,  age  forty-five  years.  Owned  a  house 
and  land,  and  living  there  in  1837  and  1840. 

FOY,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  March  7,  1776,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Osgood's  company  of  Col.  T.  Bedell's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire 
Infantry,  of  which  Lieut.  Samuel  Fowler  of  the  town  was  First  Lieu- 
tenant. Was  in  the  company  at  the  Cedars.  (See  Lieutenant 
Fowler's  record  for  service  of  regiment.)  Pensioned  July  7,  1818, 
for  above  service  ;  resident  then  of  Newfield,  Me. 

Died,  Jan.  1,  1828,  at  Newfield. 

FREDERICK,  PRINCE,  a  negro,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Dec.  27,  1782,  for  three  years,  residence  Kittery, 
engaged  for  same  by  John  Frost  of  class  No.  1,  of  Kittery,  a  negro, 
forty-two  years  old,  five  feet  three  inches  tall,  farmer,  served  in 
Captain  Thorp's  company  of  the  Seventh  Massachusetts  Continental 
until  June,  1783  ;  then  in  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  company  of  the 
Fourth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment,  until  December,  1783,  at 
Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  when  he  was  probably  discharged. 

FROST,  ELLIOT,  Private. 

Was  probably  in  Captain  Holbrook's  company,  Colonel  Frost's 
regiment,  in  1776-77.  Drafted,  June  1,  1778,  for  nine  months,  for 
the  town  ;  resident  of  the  same,  seventeen  years  old,  five  feet  six 
inches  tall,  light  complexion,  and  belonged  to  the  fourth  company  of 
town  militia.  Served  in  Captain  Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  4, 
1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Bragdon's  company  of 
Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  Battalion  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 
Discharged  Dec.  26,  1780.  Enlisted,  April  6,  1782,  for  three  years, 
for  the  town,  and  received  £90  bounty  for  class  No.  9 ;  served  in 


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Captain  Seldon's  company  of  the  Fourth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Regiment  until  July  4, 1783,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged.  He 
was  captured  during  the  last  enlistment  and  taken  to  Halifax,  and 
remained  a  prisoner  there  until  the  end  of  the  war. 

Born,  Dec.  26,  1760,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Charles  and  Sarah 
(Raynes)  Frost,  and  brother  to  Lieut.  Charles  Frost  before  mentioned. 
Married  Jane  Clark,  July  20,  1786,  at  Berwick,  Me.  Both  were  resi- 
dents of  Kittery,  and  they  had  many  descendants ;  a  daughter,  Mrs. 
Rachel  Fernald,  lives  at  Kittery. 

Pensioned  April  1,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year  for  private 
in  Massachusetts  Line,  but  dropped  from  rolls  in  1820  (not  poor 
enough).  Pensioned  again,  March  4,  1831,  at  eighty  dollars  a  year 
for  same  service.  Always  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town,  now  the 
upper  part  of  Eliot,  near  the  house  of  Charles  Stacy,  where  he  was 
living  in  1840,  aged  seventy-nine  years,  a  Revolutionary  pensioner. 
Was  called  "Prophet  Frost  "by  the  people  around  Kittery  in  his 
later  days.  Died,  Jan.  15,  1849,  at  Eliot. 

FROST,  JOHN,  JR.,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  company  of  Artillery  Volun- 
teers, and  was  in  company  at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted 
or  drafted,  May  29,  1778,  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  T.  Hodgdon's  com- 
pany of  Col.  T.  Poor's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ; 
discharged,  Feb.  12,  1779. 

FROST,  JOHN,  3D,  Fifer. 

Enlisted,  May  14,  1775,  as  fifer  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company 
of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  regiment  of  the  United  Colonies;  residence, 
Kittery ;  was  in  company,  Oct.  28,  1775,  at  Cambridge,  and  was 
probably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Probably  John,  born,  Dec.  25, 1760,  son  of  Mr.  John  Frost,  third, 
and  Mary  his  wife,  of  Kittery. 

FROST,  NATHANIEL,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  in  August,  1776,  resident  of  the  town,  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company,  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment,  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops;  marched  from  town  Aug.  9,  and  discharged, 
Nov.  30,  1776,  probably.  Enlisted,  Jan.  1, 1777,  for  the  war  for  the 
town,  a  resident,  and  mustered  into  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  in 
March,  as  a  private  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regi- 


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ment;  was  on  command  with  the  major  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23, 
1778  ;  was  promoted  to  Corporal,  Dec.  1, 1778,  of  same  company  and 
served  in  same  regiment,  until  Jan.  1,  1781,  when  he  was  transferred 
to  Capt.  J.  Means'  company  of  the  Second  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental Regiment;  was  promoted  to  Sergeant,  June  11,  1781,  of  same 
company ;  was  five  feet  seven  inches  tall,  light  complexion,  brown 
hair,  and  a  carpenter  by  trade ;  was  honorably  discharged,  June  10, 
1783. 

Commissioned  Captain,  Aug.  24,  1792,  of  one  of  the  town's 
militia  companies  (probably  the  fourth  company). 

Born  Aug.  24,  1754,  at  Kittery.  A  brother  of  Lieut.  Charles 
Frost  before  mentioned.  Married  Sarah  Ferguson,  March  13,  1785, 
at  Kittery,  and  both  were  residents.  He  received  two  hundred  acres 
land,  or  twenty  dollars,  from  Massachusetts,  by  resolve  of  March  5, 
1801.  A  Sergeant  in  Second  Regiment.  Residence,  Kittery.  Pen- 
sioned, April  1,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  which  was  con- 
tinued until  his  death.  He  was  living  in  Eliot,  Me.,  July  4,  1820, 
aged  sixty-six  years,  a  cabinet  maker,  with  his  wife  Sarah,  age,  fifty- 
seven  years,  and  son  Joshua.  No  land.  Died  at  Eliot,  Me.,  Feb.  17, 
1829,  aged  seventy-five  years,  and  his  gravestone  is  in  Major  Charles 
Frost's  burying  ground,  near  the  Eliot  railroad  station.  His  widow 
Sarah  was  living  at  Eliot,  in  1840,  aged  seventy-six  years. 

FROST,  REUBEN. 

Enlisted,  March  1,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town  and  a 
resident ;  was  mustered  into  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  in  June, 
1777,  as  a  private  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regi- 
ment. He  was  sick  and  absent  from  same  company,  Jan.  23,  1778, 
at  Valley  Forge ;  his  family  was  supplied  by  the  town  from  1777  to 
1779.  Was  in  regiment,  Dec.  31, 1779,  and  was  probably  discharged, 
March  1,  1780. 

Married  Susannah  Richardson  of  Kittery,  Nov.  19,  1771,  at  Kit- 
tery. He  resided  at  Berwick  after  the  war. 

FROST,  SIMON,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  June  10,  1775,  and  served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops  of  Coast  Guards ; 
discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  March  21,  1780,  of  the  fourth 
company  of  the  town  militia. 

Married  Eunice  Ferbush  of  the  town,  April  24,  1770. 


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FROST,  SIMON,  JK.,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  in  1 775 ;  was  a  private  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's 
Artillery  Company  of  Volunteers,  at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775 ; 
enlisted,  March  13,  1781,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and  served  in 
Capt.  Wm.  Moore's  company,  of  the  Fourth  Massachusetts  Continen- 
tal Regiment  from  June,  1781,  to  February,  1782,  and  was  also  in 
Captain  Holbrook's  company  of  the  same  regiment ;  honorably  dis- 
charged in  December,  1783. 

Born,  Aug.  7,  1757,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Simon  and  Mary  (Sewall) 
Frost  of  Kittery.  He,  junior,  married  Jane  Emery,  Dec.  4,  1777,  at 
Kittery,  and  both  were  residents.  Died  at  Kittery,  Oct.  1,  1803. 
His  widow,  Jane,  married  Reuben  Morrell  and  outlived  him,  and  was 
living,  a  widow,  at  Corneville,  Me.,  in  1836,  and  applied  for  State 
bounty. 

FROST,  SIMON,  3o,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  town,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  E.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the 
United  Colonies ;  was  in  company,  Oct.  28,  1775,  at  Cambridge, 
and  was  probably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775 ;  enlisted  or  drafted  in 
August,  1776  (a  resident),  and  marched  from  town,  Aug.  9,  as  pri- 
vate in  Capt.  Leighton's  company  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  was  probably  discharged,  Nov.  30,  1776. 

GARLAND,  JACOB,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  1,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  com- 
pany, Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  13,  1776. 

Married  Hannah  Bredeen  in  January,  1752,  at  Kittery,  both 
residents.  They  were  living  in  the  town  from  1755  to  1767,  and 
later. 

GASEMORE,  THO.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service  ;  was  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company 
of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  March  22,  1776.  Not  in  company  April  1,  1776.  Lived  at 
Kittery,  and  was  thirty-two  years  old. 

GERRISH,  BENJAMIN,  Marine. 

Enlisted,  Aug.  13,  1776,  as  a  marine  on  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  for  $6f-,  per  month,  was  five  feet 
eight  and  one  half  inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  an  American. 


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Benjamin,  Jan.,  of  Berwick,  married  Miriam  Ferguson,  of  Kittery, 
Dec.  23,  1788,  at  Kittery.  He  was  probably  a  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Elizabeth  (Hill)  Gerrish,  of  Kittery,  who  lived  in  the  First  Parish,  in 
1757  and  1766. 

GERRISH,  TIMOTHY,  Waiter,  Private,  and  Seaman. 

Enlisted  in  July,  1775,  from  Durham,  N.  H.,  and  served  as  a 
waiter  in  the  Thirty-first  Regiment  of  Infantry,  of  the  Colonies,  for 
six  months,  around  Boston.  In  1776  and  1777  he  served  as  a  waiter 
for  his  grandfather,  Hercules  Mooney,  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  Colonel 
Long's  regiment,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  around  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.,  for  a  year.  Enlisted,  March  31,  1778,  and  served  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  Peter  Drown's  company,  Col.  Stephen  Peabody's 
regiment,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  service  in  Rhode  Island. 
Discharged  Dec.  31,  1778.  Enlisted,  soon  after,  on  the  Continental 
ship  "  Ranger,"  Capt.  T.  Simpson,  and  served  three  months  on  her, 
when  she  captured  several  valuable  prizes.  After  his  cruise  on  the 
"  Ranger,"  he  enlisted  for  Durham,  N.  H.,  July  20, 1779,  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  Samuel  Runnel's  company,  of  Col.  Hercules  Mooney's 
regiment,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  served  in  Rhode  Island. 
Discharged  Dec.  31,  1779.  Enlisted,  June  6,  1780,  at  Boston,  on 
Massachusetts  State  ship  "  Mars,"  Capt.  Simeon  Sampson.  She 
made  a  cruise  to  France  for  stores,  and  returned  to  Boston,  where 
he  was  discharged,  March  12,  1781.  Enlisted,  June  7,  1782,  on 
Massachusetts  State  ship  "  Tartar,"  Capt.  Jonathan  Cathcart,  at 
Boston.  Discharged  Nov.  21,  1782. 

He  was  born  June  16,  1764,  at  Kittery.  Married  Betty  Staples 
June  1,  1786,  at  Kittery,  and  both  were  residents.  Pensioned,  Sept. 
30,  1833,  at  $89.50  a  year,  for  services  as  private  and  seaman  in 
Massachusetts  State  service ;  a  resident  of  Eliot,  York  County,  Me., 
and  seventy  years  old. 

GERRISH,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31, 1775. 
Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company, 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Was  in  company  Aug.  31,  1776,  but 
not  on  roll  of  Nov.  13,  1776.  Enlisted,  Nov.  19,  1776  (William, 
Jr.),  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  Field  Artillery  company,  at 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.  ;  residence  was  at  Kittery.  Was  in  company  until 
February,  1777,  but  refused  then  to  march  to  Ticonderoga  with  his 


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company.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months'  service 
in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment,  in 
Rhode  Island. 

GOODWIN,  BENJAMIN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Discharged,  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Queman's 
Heights,  N.  Y.  Enlisted,  Jan.  12,  1782,  for  three  years,  and  served 
as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Tisdale's  company  of  the  Third  Massachu- 
setts Continental  Regiment.  He  belonged  to  Kittery,  was  fifty-five 
years  old,  five  and  one  half  feet  tall,  dark  complexion,  blue  eyes,  a 
yeoman.  Discharged,  Sept.  17,  1783,  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  from 
same  regiment  for  inability. 

His  marriage  intentions  to  Sarah  Gator  of  the  town  were  pub- 
lished in  the  town  Aug.  29,  1771.  He  lived  at  York. 

GOODWIN,  JEREMIAH. 

He  was  a  soldier  from  the  town  and  probably  served  in  1776,  in 
Capt.  A.  Moulton's  or  Capt.  William  Holbrook's  company. 

Born,  April  15,  1753,  at  Berwick.  Married  Mary  Remick  of 
Kittery,  May  9,  1775,  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  lived  at  Kittery 
until  March,  1794,  then  moved  to  Milton,  N.  H.  Died  Jan.  17, 
1816. 

GOODWIN,  TIMOTHY,  Drummer. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  drummer  of  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 
Enlisted  again,  Jan.  22,  1776,  as  drummer  of  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's 
company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  13,  1776. 
Enlisted  or  drafted  in  December,  1776,  as  drummer  of  Capt.  William 
Holbrook's  company  of  Col.  John  Frost's  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops,  and  appointed  by  Colonel  Frost  Drum-Major,  Jan.  9, 
1777,  of  the  regiment.  Discharged  in  March,  1777. 

GOOLD,  ALEXANDER,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  resident  of  town,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  the 
United  Colonies  ;  was  in  company,  July  31,  1775,  and  Oct.  28,  1775  ; 
was  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775  ;  said  he  was  in  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ; 


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enlisted  in  August,  1776,  and  marched,  Aug.  9,  1776,  as  private  in 
same  captain's  company  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment  of  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops  ;  discharged,  Nov.  30,  1776  ;  enlisted  in  January, 
1777,  for  one  year  at  Fort  Sullivan,  and  served  there  until  he  enlisted 
on  July  10,  1777,  for  one  year  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh," 
Capt.  Thomas  Thompson,  as  a  marine;  was  five  feet  eight  and  a 
quarter  inches  tall ;  light  hair  and  complexion ;  residence,  Kittery ; 
an  American;  and  served  his  time;  was  on  her,  Jan.  22,  1778,  at 
L'Orient,  France.  He  returned  on  her  to  Portsmouth  and  to  Boston  ; 
then  discharged. 

Born,  at  Kittery,  Aug.  15,  1752,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth 
(Ferguson)  Goold  of  Kittery.  Married,  first,  Margaret  Emery  at 
Kittery,  July  27,  1777;  both  residents.  Married,  second,  Elizabeth 
Shorey  at  Kittery,  Nov.  9,  1806  ;  both  residents. 

He  was  pensioned,  April  1,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year. 
On  July  4,  1820,  living  in  Eliot,  Me. ;  age,  sixty-nine  years ;  wife, 
Elizabeth,  age,  fifty-four  years ;  owned  a  house  and  land,  a  farmer, 
and  his  pension  was  revoked.  He  was  pensioned  again,  March  4, 
1831,  at  eighty-eight  dollars  a  year,  for  service  as  seaman  in  the 
Continental  Navy,  and  was  a  pensioner  in  1840,  living  at  Eliot ;  age, 
eighty-eight  years. 

He  always  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town,  now  the  upper  part  of 
Eliot,  near  "  Goold's  Crossing  "  ;  died  there,  April  19,  1844,  and  was 
buried  on  his  farm,  owned  and  occupied  by  his  two  sons,  Ivory  and 
James,  during  their  lives. 

GOOLD,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  for  eight  months,  and  served  in  Captain  Bracket's 
company  in  the  Thirty-first  Foot  Regiment  of  the  Colonies,  and  served 
his  time.  Enlisted,  May  10,  1777,  for  three  years,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  the  Seventh  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment ;  was  in 
Captain  Lane's  company  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  14,  1778,  when  he 
was  credited  to  Falmouth,  Me. ;  was  in  Captain  Coburn's  company, 
near  Albany,  in  March  and  April,  1779,  also  in  same  company  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  10,  1780 ;  discharged  at  West  Point,  when  his 
residence  was  Casco,  Me.  He  was  also  credited  to  Hingham,  Mass., 
some  of  the  time. 

A  resident  of  Kittery  in  1782,  and  (Daniel,  Jr.)  married 
Molly  Goold,  March  27,  1783,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were  residents.  He 
was  a  brother  to  Alexander,  before  mentioned.  Pensioned,  April  1, 
1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  and  it  was  continued  until  his 


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death.  On  July  4,  1820,  he  lived  in  Eliot ;  was  seventy-one  years 
old ;  had  five  daughters,  and  owned  no  land ;  a  shoemaker.  Died 
Dec.  31,  1825,  aged  seventy-six  years. 

GOOLD,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  a  resident  of  the  town,  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
United  Colonies.  Was  in  company  Oct.  28,  1775.  Was  probably 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  April  15,  1776,  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental 
Regiment.  Was  in  company  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  was  discharged  Dec. 
81,  1776,  at  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. 

Born  at  Kittery,  son  of  Joseph  and  Ruth  (Remick)  Goold,  of 
the  town  (Joseph  Gould  was  also  a  soldier  and  at  capture  of  Louis- 
burg  in  1745).  Married  Margaret  Remick  (a  cousin  probably),  Dec. 
20,  1781,  at  Kittery,  both  residents.  Pensioned,  April  1,  1818,  at 
ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  which  was  continued  until  his  death.  They 
were  living  in  Eliot,  July  4,  1820.  A  farmer,  age  sixty-six  years, 
wife  was  fifty-nine  years.  Owned  a  house  and  land.  Had  seven 
children.  He  was  also  living  in  Eliot,  in  1835  ;  and  in  1840,  when 
he  was  eighty-five  years  old. 

GOOLD,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  1,  1776,  a  resident  of  the  town,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  Col.  E.  Francis' 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  until  Nov.  30,  1776,  when 
he  was  probably  discharged. 

Born  at  Kittery.  A  brother  to  John,  before  mentioned.  Was 
living  in  upper  part  of  the  town  in  1782,  but  removed  to  Portland, 
Me.,  about  1784,  where  he  afterwards  lived.  Died  in  1839,  aged 
eighty-seven  years. 

GOOLD,  ROBERT,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  2,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion.  Dis- 
charged Dec.  8,  1780. 

Born  at  Kittery.  A  brother  to  Joseph  and  John,  before  men- 
tioned. 

GOOLD,  TOBIAS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  15,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  regiment; 


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was  in  company,  Dec.  8,  1776,  at  Fort  George.  Enlisted  or  drafted, 
July  8,  1779,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Win.  Cobb's  company, 
of  Col.  J.  Mitchell's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  in  the 
Penobscot  expedition.  Discharged,  Sept.  25,  1779. 

Born  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Joseph,  before  mentioned.  Mar- 
ried intentions  were  published  at  Kittery,  Oct.  31,  1779,  his  residence 
Kittery,  to  Rhoda  Hammond  of  North  Yarmouth,  Me.  He  removed 
to  and  settled  in  New  Gloucester,  Me.  Died,  Feb.  28,  1815.  His 
widow  probably  lived  at  Presumpscot,  Me.,  at  some  time. 

GOOLD,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  as  private  in  Capt. 
S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United 
Colonies ;  deserted,  July  1,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  20,  1778, 
and  served  in  Capt.  R.  Rogers'  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment 
of  guards,  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged,  Dec.  14,  1778. 
Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops;  discharged,  Sept.  1,  1780.  Enlisted,  March 
17,  1781  (for  three  years  probably),  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Captain  Francis'  company  of  the  Tenth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Regiment,  to  Feb.  1,  1782,  when  he  died  in  the  service. 

Born  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Joseph,  before  mentioned. 

GORDON,  NATHANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  company  in  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  the  Burgoyne  campaign,  around 
Saratoga.  Deserted. 

Married  Elizabeth  Hutchings,  April  3,  1776,  at  Kittery,  and 
both  were  residents.  Lived  on  the  Post  road  near  the  York  line, 
where  Wallace  Main  now  lives. 

GO  WELL,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1,  1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  E. 
Preble's  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778. 

Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  the  town  militia  June 
23,  1779. 

Born,  Dec.  25,   1754,   son   of  Richard   and   Keziah  (Fernald) 


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Gowell  of  the  town.  Married  Elinor  Hill  at  Kittery,  Dec.  5,  1776, 
both  residents,  and  they  were  living  at  Kittery  in  1778,  also  a  resi- 
dent of  Third  Parish  of  the  town  in  1780. 

GOWEN,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1, 1778,  and  was  in  same  company  and 
had  same  service  as  John  Gowell  above. 

Baptized,  Aug.  19,  1753,  in  the  Third  Parish  of  the  town,  and 
was  living  with  wife,  Susannah,  in  the  town,  in  1778. 

GREEN,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  a  resident  of  the  town  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment of  the  United  Colonies,  and  was  probably  discharged  Dee.  31, 
1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  1, 1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  private 
in  Capt.  S.  "Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment 
of  Infantry.  Discharged  Oct.  8,  1776.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  1,1777, 
for  three  years  or  the  war,  for  the  town,  and  belonged  there.  Served 
as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachu- 
setts Continental  Regiment  of  Infantry,  until  July  7,  1777,  when  he 
was  taken  prisoner  by  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army  in  New  York. 

Died  Jan.  20,  1833,  at  Portland,  Me.,  aged  seventy-eight  years. 

GREEN,  MARK,  Private. 

Enlisted  on  a  privateer  out  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  probably  the 
"  Swan,"  a  brig,  four  guns,  twelve  men,  Commander  R.  Salter,  of 
New  Hampshire,  in  1780.  She  captured  several  British  vessels,  then 
in  turn  was  captured  by  a  British  war  vessel,  taken  to  Halifax,  N.  S., 
and  he  was  exchanged  in  a  cartel  to  Gloucester,  Mass.  Enlisted,  Feb. 
20,  1781,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Smith's  company  of  the  Eighth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Line,  and  was  in  this  company  during  April,  1783,  and  had  nine 
months  and  twenty-one  days  to  serve  in  the  army.  Was  transferred 
June  12,  1783,  to  the  Fourth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment, 
and  was  discharged  Dec.  31,  1783,  from  this  regiment  by  Major- 
General  Knox. 

He  was  the  son  of  John  Green,  also  a  Revolutionary  hero. 
Marriage  intentions  to  Polly  Hill,  both  of  Kittery,  were  published  in 
November,  1786,  at  Kittery.  Married,  second,  Mary  Harvey  (a 
sister  to  Thomas  and  William  Harvey,  also  Kittery  soldiers),  and 
they  had  ten  children.  Pensioned,  April  7,  1818,  at  ninety-six 


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dollars  a  year  for  services  as  private  in  Massachusetts  Continental 
Line,  but  it  was  revoked  in  1820,  when  he  was  fifty-eight  years  old, 
with  wife,  Nancy,  fifty-six  years  old,  as  he  had  income.  Was  pen- 
sioned again  Jan.  30,  1829,  and  it  was  continued  until  his  death.  He 
was  living  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  in  1818,  a  boat  builder,  and  died 
there  Sept.  18,  1851,  aged  eighty-nine  years,  and  was  the  last  soldier 
of  the  Revolution  living  in  that  city.  His  remains  lie  in  the  Union 
Cemetery  and  a  gravestone  marks  the  place.  His  son,  Samuel  S. 
Green,  was  living  in  1900,  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H 

GREEN,  SOLOMON,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  January,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town  and 
belonged  there,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  com- 
pany of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment.  On  a  roll 
of  this  company,  Jan.  23, 1778,  he  is  reported  as  "  missing  since  July 
7, 1777."  Was  probably  killed  or  taken  prisoner  by  the  enemy  at  the 
battle  of  Hubbardston  on  this  date. 

Married,  Feb.  29,  1777,  Mary  Woodman  of  Berwick,  his  resi- 
dence, Kittery. 

GREEN,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Titus  Salter's  Artillery 
Company,  of  New  Hampshire  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Washington, 
in  the  harbor,  Nov.  5,  1775,  also  Feb.  17,  1776.  Enlisted,  Jan.  1, 
1777,  for  three  years,  residence  Kittery,  but  enlisted  for  or  credited 
to  TewksbUry,  Franklin,  also  Billerica,  Mass.  Served  in  the  Fifth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment  until  Dec.  31,  1779,  when  he 
was  discharged. 

William,  Daniel,  and  Solomon  Green,  before  mentioned,  were 
probably  brothers,  and  sons  of  Solomon  and  Mary  (Snow)  Green, 
who  were  married  at  Kittery  Sept.  28,  1735. 

GUNNISON,  JOHN,  Private  and  Carpenter. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  24,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniels'  com- 
pany of  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was  thirty-three 
years  old,  and  John,  Jr.,  of  Kittery.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan  Dec.  2, 
1775,  and  Jan.  1,  Feb.  12,  and  March  18,  1776.  Enlisted  in  Novem- 
ber, 1776,  on  the  privateer  "  Dalton,"  at  Kittery,  Capt.  K.  Johnston  ; 
was  captured  on  her,  taken  to  Mill  Prison,  Plymouth,  where  he 
remained  until  March  15,  1779,  when  he  was  exchanged  to  Nantes, 


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France,  where,  on  April  14,  1779,  he  enlisted  for  one  year  in  the  Con- 
tinental  Navy,  resident  of  Kittery,  and  went  overland  to  L'Orient, 
and  joined  the  Continental  frigate  "  Richard,"  Capt.  Paul  Jones,  as 
carpenter  of  her,  and  was  in  the  battle  of  Sept.  23,  1779,  with  the 
British  squadron,  when  the  "  Serapis  "  and  the  "  Countess  of  Scar- 
boro"  were  captured,  and  was  wounded  in  the  fight. 

John  Gunnison's  name  was  on  back  of  a  list  of  the  third  mili  tia 
company  of  the  town  July  12,  1779.  John,  Jr.,  of  Kittery,  married 
Margery  Irwin  Oct.  29,  1764,  at  Kittery. 

GUNNISON,  JOSIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  in  1776  and  1777,  was  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  com- 
pany of  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Washington, 
in  the  harbor,  May  26,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777.  He  said  in  his 
application  for  pension  on  Jan.  7,  1833,  that  he  was  born  in  1754, 
at  Kittery,  had  always  lived  in  the  town  and  was  living  there  then, 
that  he  enlisted  in  the  above  company  in  spring  of  1776,  for  one  year, 
which  he  served  at  Fort  Washington,  then  re-enlisted  for  six  months, 
in  same  company,  and  served  his  full  time. 

Married  Mary  Tucker,  Jan.  11,  1781,  at  Kittery,  and  both 
were  residents.  Pensioned,  Aug.  8,  1833,  at  sixty  dollars  a  year, 
for  private  in  New  Hampshire  State  service,  lived  in  York  County, 
Me.,  and  about  seventy-nine  years  old. 

GUNNISON,  PELETIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775. 
Enlisted  again  in  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of 
Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Washington, 
Feb.  16,  1776,  also  May  26,  1777. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Jane  Mclntire  of  York,  published  at 
Kittery,  in  November,  1778;  his  residence  Kittery. 

HALEY,  EBENEZER,  Private. 

Enlisted,  April  23,  1781,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's 
company  of  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort 
Sullivan  or  Washington,  in  the  harbor,  June  25,  1781. 

Baptized  Nov.  29,  1765,  in  Third  Parish  of  the  town.  Son  of 
Andrew  and  Elizabeth  Haley.  Married  Temperance  Norton,  Feb. 
19,  1789,  at  Kittery.  Both  were  residents. 


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HALEY,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31, 
1775.  Enlisted  again,  in  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's 
company  of  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort 
Washington,  Feb.  17,  1776,  also  May  26,  1777.  Enlisted,  Aug.  1, 
1777,  as  a  marine,  for  the  cruise  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh." 
Residence,  Kittery ;  six  feet  and  half  inch  tall,  dark  hair ;  an  Ameri- 
can. Not  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778. 

HALEY,  JOSHUA,  Private. 

Enlisted,  in  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  George  Jerry  Osborne's 
company,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  in  company  at 
Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted  again  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Artillery,  and  was  at  Fort  Washington, 
in  the  harbor,  May  26,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777. 

HALEY,  RICHARD,  Private. 

Enlisted,  in  June,  1782,  for  three  years.  He  received  £90  of 
Col.  John  Shapleigh,  June  17,  1782,  at  Kittery,  to  serve  three  j'ears 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  town,  for  his  class.  Served  as  a  pri- 
vate in  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  company,  of  the  Fifth  Massachusetts 
Continental  Regiment,  in  1782  ;  was  transferred  to  Capt.  John  Hobby's 
company,  First  Massachusetts  Regiment,  June  12,  1783,  and  dis- 
charged, Dec.  31,  1783,  by  Gen.  Knox.  His  discharge  paper  is  with 
his  pension  papers,  in  Pension  Office  at  Washington.  Resident  of 
the  town  in  1781. 

Pensioned,  April  8,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  at  Alfred, 
Me.,  which  was  continued  until  his  death.  He  was  living  at  Alfred, 
Me.,  July  4,  1820,  aged  seventy-nine  years ;  a  farmer,  and  owned  a 
farm ;  wife,  Mary,  aged  seventy-five  years.  Died  Jan.  25,  1829, 
aged  eighty-eight  years. 

HALEY,  THOMAS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  in  1775,  as  private  in  Capt.  G.  J.  Osborne's  company, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  At  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Nov.  5,  1775. 
Enlisted  again,  in  July,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Arnold's  com- 
pany, of  Col.  J.  Wingate's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops. 
Service  around  Lake  Champlain  and  Ticonderoga.  Probably  dis- 


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charged,  in  December,  1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at 
Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1,  1778,  and 
served  in  Capt.  E.  Preble's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778.  Enlisted, 
April  10,  1781,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Artillery, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Washington  June  25, 
1781. 

HALL,  JOHN. 

Enlisted,  in  February,  1778,  for  three  years  or  the  war,  for 
Lynn,  Mass. ;  resident  of  Kittery.  Served  in  Capt.  David  Allen's 
company,  of  Third  Continental  Regiment  of  Artillery,  Col.  John 
Crane. 

HALL,   SAMUEL,   Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  23,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany, of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment  of  Infantry,  and 
re-enlisted  in  November,  1776,  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company,  of 
the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment.  A  resident  of  the 
town,  and  enlisted  for  the  town.  Died  Dec.  31,  1776. 

HAMMET,  THOMAS,  Sailor. 

Enlisted  in  November,  1776,  at  Kittery,  on  the  privateer 
"  Dalton."  Was  captured  on  her  and  taken  to  Mill  Prison,  England. 
Exchanged  to  France  in  March,  1779.  Enlisted,  April  14,  1779,  for 
one  year,  on  the  Continental  ship  "  Richard,"  Capt.  P.  Jones,  and 
was  in  the  fight  with  and  capture  of  the  British  fleet  on  Sept.  23, 
1779.  Resident  of  Kittery  July  10,  1776,  when  he  subscribed  money 
to  raise  soldiers. 

HAMMOND,  EBENEZER,  Private. 

Enlisted  May  6,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  as  private  in  Capt. 
S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United 
Colonies.  Was  in  company  July  31  and  Oct.  28,  1775,  and  was 
probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7, 
1777,  for  two  months'  service  in  Rhode  Island.  A  resident  of  town 
and  served  as  a  private  in  Captain  S.  Grant's  company  of  Col.  J. 
Titcomb's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 

Resident  of  lower  part  of  Second  Parish  of  the  town  in  1760. 


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HAMMOND,  EDMUND,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  com- 
pany of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  On  roll  of  company  March  14  ; 
not  on  roll  June  1  and  Sept.  1,  but  said  he  served  the  time  though. 
Discharged  Nov.  13,  1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regi- 
ment of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at 
Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y. 

Born  at  Kittery.  Marriage  intentions  of  Edmund,  Jr.,  to  Mary 
Hutchins,  both  residents,  published  at  Kittery,  in  November,  1775. 
Lived  in  the  Third  Parish  of  the  town  in  1780,  and  in  York  County, 
Maine,  in  1834,  aged  eighty-three  years.  Moved  to  Cornish,  Me., 
from  the  town  in  1786,  and  lived  in  that  town  until  1832,  and  later. 

Pensioned  March  4,  1831,  at  fifty  dollars  a  year  for  private  in 

Massachusetts  State  service. 

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HAMMOND,  ELISHA,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
United  Colonies.  Was  in  company,  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  was  prob- 
ably discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Married  Mary  Libby,  June  24,  1776,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were  resi- 
dents. Marriage  intentions  to  Sarah  Libby,  both  residents,  published 
at  Kittery,  March,  1780. 


HAMMOND,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months'  service,  a 
resident  of  town;  served  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company  of 
Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 

Enlisted,  April  8,  1758  ;  residence,  Kittery,  and  served  as  private 
in  Capt.  J.  Gowen's  company,  in  the  King's  service  at  Lake  George ; 
discharged,  Sept.  6,  1758.  Probably  the  John  Hammons,  private  in 
Capt.  D.  Bean's  company  in  the  Province  service,  at  Penobscot ;  en- 
listed, March  31,  1759  ;  discharged,  July  23,  1759.  Enlisted  again, 
March  6,  1760,  residence  same,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
H.  Chadburn's  company  in  the  King's  service  at  Ticonderoga  and 
Canada  ;  discharged,  Nov.  30,  1760. 

Born,  March  24,  1741,  at  Kittery,  son  of  John  and  Hannah 
(Littlefield)  Hammond  of  Kittery. 


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HAMMOND,  JONATHAN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and  was  discharged,  Nov.  80,  1777,  at 
Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y. 

Jonathan,  Jr.,  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and 
Jane  (Libby)  Remick,  July  28, 1774,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were  residents. 

HAMMOND,  SETH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  1,  1777,  for  eight  months'  service,  for 
the  town,  and  a  resident;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's 
company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry;  was 
reported  on  roll  of  company,  Jan.  23,  1778,  as  sick  and  absent. 

HANDSON,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment;  dis- 
charged, Nov.  30,  1777. 

HANSCOM,  AARON,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  2,  1778,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Preble's  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  Regiment  of  Guards,  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's 
battalion  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  24, 
1780. 

A  resident  of  the  lower  part  of  the  Second  Parish  of  the  town  in 
1760. 

HANSCOM,  EBENEZER,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1780,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Brag- 
don's company  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Prime's  battalion  of  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops.  Discharged  June  10,  1780. 

HANSCOM,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May,  7,  1780,  in  same  company  as  Ebenezer 
Hanscom  above.  Discharged,  July  20,  1780.  Enlisted,  March  13, 
1782,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and  was  a  private  in  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Smith's  company  of  the  Eighth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Infantry,  May  24,  1783,  when  he  had  twenty-one  months  and  nine- 


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teen  days  to  serve  in  the  army.  Was  probably  transferred  to  one  of 
the  other  Massachusetts  regiments  about  June  1,  1783,  and  was  hon- 
orably discharged  in  1784. 

Married  Catherine  Frost,  Oct.  14,  1792,  at  Kittery.  Pensioned 
April  18,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  which  continued  until 
his  death  at  Litchfield,  Me.,  April  27,  1827,  aged  seventy-seven 
years.  He  had  lived  at  Litchfield  for  many  years.  His  widow, 
Catherine,  a  resident  of  the  same  town,  about  1836,  applied  for  the 
State  bounty.  Said  he  enlisted  for  Kittery  for  three  years. 

HANSCOM,  MARK,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry. 
Was  in  the  company  at  Fort  George,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  was 
honorably  discharged. 

Born  at  Kittery.  Married  Eleanor  Fernald,  Feb.  6,  1773,  at 
Kittery,  and  both  were  residents.  She  was  living  in  Shapleigh,  Me., 
in  1843,  aged  ninety -one  years  and  said  he  also  served  six  weeks  in 
a  company  in  1775,  at  Kittery.  She  married,  second,  a  William 
Wooster,  of  Sanford,  Me.,  there,  Sept.  27,  1802,  who  also  died 
before  1843.  The  pension  of  Eleanor  Wooster,  of  Shapleigh,  Me. 
(widow  of  Mark  Hanscom),  under  Act  of  July  4,  1836,  was  sus- 
pended for  further  proof.  She  was  living  at  Sanford,  Me.,  in  1851, 
and  was  pensioned  again  in  June,  1853.  Hanscom  died  June  3, 
1793. 

HANSCOM,  NATHANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  1,  1776,  and  a  resident;  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company,  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment, 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1776.  En- 
listed, Feb.  20,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  a  resident ;  served 
as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company,  of  the  Twelfth  Massa- 
chusetts Continental  Infantry.  Was  in  the  company  at  Valley  Forge 
Jan.  22,  1778.  Honorably  discharged  Feb.  20,  1780,  at  Fishkill, 
N.  Y.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company,  of  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion. 
Discharged  Dec.  8,  1780. 

Born  Oct.  19,  1756,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Moses  and  Mary  (Ham- 
mond) Hanscom.  Married  Lucy  Staples,  Dec.  1,  1781,  at  Kittery  ; 
both  were  residents.  Pensioned  April  1,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars 
a  year,  a  shipwright ;  which  was  continued  until  his  death.  A  resi- 


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dent  of  Eliot,  Me.,  July  4,  1820,  aged  sixty-three  years,  owned  a 
house  and  land,  wife  Luc}',  aged  sixty-three  years.  He  died  April  1, 
1830,  at  Eliot,  Me.  His  widow  Lucy,  in  1835,  residence  Eliot,  aged 
seventy-eight  years,  applied  for  State  bounty. 

HANSCOM,  PELETIAH,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies  ;  resident 
of  town;  was  in  company,  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  re-enlisted,  Jan.  1, 
1776,  for  one  year  with  same  Captain,  as  Corporal  in  the  Eighteenth 
Continental  Infantry  ;  was  in  company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Married  Susanna  Cole,  Jan.  12,  1775,  at  Kittery ;  both  were 
residents. 

HANSCOM,  REUBEN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  22,  1775  ;  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment; was  in  company  Aug.  1  and  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  re-enlisted, 
Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  with  same  captain  in  the  Eighteenth  Con- 
tinental Infantry,  as  a  private  ;  was  in  company  at  Fort  George,  Dec. 
8,  1776 ;  enlisted  again,  in  1777,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's 
company  of  Artillery,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4 ;  residence, 
Kittery,  also  Sept.  23,  1777;  and  in  October,  1777,  enlisted  on  the 
Continental  frigate  "  Ranger,"  Capt.  J.  Paul  Jones,  as  a  marine,  at 
Kittery ;  sailed  on  her  to  France  ;  was  on  her  when  she  captured  the 
British  war  vessel  "  Drake,"  also  when  she  captured  a  merchant  brig 
"  Patience"  ;  he  was  put  on  board  of  the  "  Patience,"  as  one  of  her 
guard  ;  she  was  used  at  Brest,  France,  as  a  prison  ship  ;  he  remained 
on  her  about  three  months ;  then  returned  to  the  "  Ranger,"  and 
came  back  to  Portsmouth  in  her,  and  was  discharged  in  October, 
1778,  from  her. 

Born  at  Kittery.  Married  Lucy  Moor,  Sept.  9, 1779,  at  Kittery  ; 
both  were  residents.  Married  Alice  Abbot,  Sept.  11,  1783,  at  Ber- 
wick; both  were  residents  of  Berwick  then.  Pensioned,  April  15, 
1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  living  in  Berwick  ;  age,  sixty-four 
years;  pension  revoked  in  1820.  Died  March  2,  1831,  at  North 
Berwick,  Me.  His  widow,  Alice,  was  living  in  1835,  at  North  Ber- 
wick, aged  ninety-seven  years,  and  applied  for  State  bounty. 

HANSCOM,  STEPHEN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  August,  1779  (arrival  at  Springfield,  Mass., 
Aug.  23,  1779),  for  nine  months'  service  in  the  Continental  Army  for 


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the  town.  Resident  of  the  town,  seventeen  years  old,  five  feet  seven 
inches  tall,  brown  complexion,  and  belonged  to  the  sixth  company  of 
town  militia.  Probably  served  in  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental Infantry.  Enlisted  or  drafted  in  July,  1780,  for  six  months' 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  (from  time  of  arrival  at  Springfield, 
Mass.),  for  the  town.  Was  eighteen  years  old,  five  feet  nine  inches 
tall,  light  complexion.  Probably  served  as  a  private  in  the  First 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Discharged  Jan.  14,  1781. 

Married  Hannah  Tobey,  Jan.  19,  1783,  both  residents  of  the 
town.  Hannah  Hanscom,  a  pensioner  in  1843,  lived  at  Kittery  or 
Eliot. 

HANSCOM,  TOBIAS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
S.  Leighton's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  Colo- 
nies. Was  in  company  July  8  and  Oct.  28,  1775,  at  Cambridge. 
Probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  2, 
1778,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Preble's  company  of  Col. 
J.  Gerrish's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
July  3,  1778. 

Lived  in  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish  of  the  town,  in  1782 
and  1786.  Married  Mary  Foster,  May  25,  1786,  at  Kittery;  both 
residents. 

HARVEY,  THOMAS,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  17,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry, 
was  in  company,  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  re-enlisted  Nov.  15,  1776,  for 
three  years,  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  and  belonged  to  Kittery,  and  enlisted 
for  the  town ;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  and  T.  Rem- 
ick's  companies  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry ; 
discharged,  Dec.  31,  1779.  Enlisted  again,  March  1,  1780,  for  the 
war,  for  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  Samuel 
Cherry's  company  of  the  Third  New  Hampshire  Continental  Infantry 
to  Jan.  1,  1781,  then  transferred  to  Captain  Dennett's  company  of 
the  Second  New  Hampshire  Continental  Infantr}r,  where  he  served 
until  March  1,  1782,  then  to  the  New  Hampshire  Battalion  of  the 
Continental  Army,  until  he  was  honorably  discharged  in  June,  1783, 
at  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  He  was  at  the  battle  of  the  Brandywine,  where 
General  Lafayette  was  wounded,  and  bore  him  on  his  back  from  the 
field.  He  was  at  the  reception  to  Lafayette,  in  Portsmouth,  on 


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Sept.  1,  1824,  when  they  renewed  the  acquaintance.     Served  over 
seven  years  in  the  Continental  Army ;  a  fine  record. 

Lived  at  Portsmouth  after  the  war,  where  he  was  pensioned, 
April  3,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for  service  as  a  private  in 
the  New  Hampshire  Line.  Had  wife,  Mary,  in  1820,  aged  fifty  years, 
and  three  children,  all  grown.  A  pensioner  at  Portsmouth,  in  1835, 
aged  seventy-five  years,  and  died  there  Jan.  18,  1842,  aged  eighty- 
four  years.  Has  a  gravestone  in  North  Cemetery  there ;  left  no 
descendants. 

HARVEY,  WILLIAM,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  Aug.  8,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and  a 
resident ;  was  mustered  in  September,  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's 
company,  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  but 
was  a  private  in  Capt.  John  Basting's  company  of  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  Continental  Regiment  of  Infantry,  all  of  1778-79,  and  to 
Aug.  8,  1780,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged.  Enlisted  again, 
Feb.  20,  1781,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
Isaac  Pope's  company  of  the  Eighth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Infantry ;  in  this  company,  in  February,  1 782  ;  was  promoted  to  Ser- 
geant, and  in  June,  1783,  was  transferred  to  the  Fourth  Massachusetts 
Continental  Infantry,  and  was  honorably  discharged,  Dec.  81,  1783, 
at  Soldier's  Fortune,  N.  Y, ;  was  in  battles  of  Monmouth,  Springfield, 
and  the  retreat  in  Rhode  Island. 

Commissioned  Ensign,  Sept.  3,  1790,  residence,  Kittery,  in  the 
Second  Regiment  of  York  County  militia,  and  promoted  to  Lieutenant, 
May  6,  1794,  in  same  regiment,  and  held  it  until  his  removal  to  Ber- 
wick, where  he  bought  a  farm  of  one  hundred  acres. 

Born  at  York,  Me.  Probably  lived  some  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H., 
as  he  was  claimed  as  one  of  her  soldiers,  a  brother  to  Thomas 
Harvey  before  mentioned.  His  first  wife,  Sally,  died  Sept.  2,  1794. 
Married,  as  second  wife,  Keziah  Came,  of  York,  Me.  Intentions  pub- 
lished at  Kittery,  Nov.  21,  1795,  he  of  Kittery.  Living  in  the  upper 
part  of  the  Second  Parish  of  the  town  in  1786,  also  1788  to  1797. 

Pensioned,  June  6,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  living  in 
South  Berwick;  also  July  4,  1820,  a  farmer,  aged  sixty  years,  wife, 
Hepsebath,  age  forty-seven  years,  and  four  children.  His  pension 
was  revoked,  but  on  March  4,  1831,  he  was  pensioned  again  at  eighty 
dollars  a  year,  which  continued  until  his  death.  Was  living  in 
South  Berwick  in  1835,  and  had  lived  there  twenty-nine  years  when 
he  applied  for  the  State  bounty.  Died  there  aged  eighty-seven  years. 


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HENDERSON,   JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service  as  a  private ;  was  in  Capt.  Nicholas  Rawling's 
company.  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  on  Pierce's  Island,  in  Piscat- 
aqua  Harbor,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted,  Sept.  23,  1776,  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  Jonathan  Robinson's  company,  of  Col.  Thomas  Tash's 
regiment,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Infantry,  on  service  with  the 
Continental  Army  around  New  York  until  Dec.  1,  1776.  Enlisted, 
Sept.  8,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Nich.  Rawling's  com- 
pany, of  Col.  A.  Drake's  regiment,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Infantry, 
around  Saratoga,  in  the  Burgoyne  campaign.  Deserted  Oct.  10, 
1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company,  in  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion, 
Massachusetts  State  Infantry,  at  Portland  and  Camden.  Discharged 
Dec.  8,  1780.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  16,  1781,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  John  Evans'  company,  of  Massachusetts  State 
Infantry,  on  the  Androscoggin  River.  Discharged  Dec.  3,  1781. 

HENNY,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Dec.  1,  1775,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry. 
Was  in  company  Dec.  8,  1776,  at  Fort  George.  Enlisted  again,  in 
1777,  for  three  years  or  the  war,  and  claimed  by  the  town  in  1778,  as 
one  of  her  three-year  or  war  men,  and  his  family  was  supplied  by  the 
town  in  1777-79.  He  was  probably  discharged  in  1779  for  some 
cause.  Enlisted  or  drafted  in  August,  1779,  for  nine  months,  for  the 
town,  a  resident,  and  belonged  to  the  fifth  company  of  the  town 
militia,  forty  years  old,  five  feet  three  inches  tall,  dark  complexion. 
During  this  service  he  seems  to  have  enlisted  for  the  war,  but  deserted 
April  27, 1780,  from  the  Second  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry, 
when  he  was  a  resident  of  the  town,  thirty-eight  years  old,  five  feet 
six  inches  tall,  dark  hair  and  complexion. 

HICKEY,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775  ; 
enlisted,  Sept.  1,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company 
of  Massachusetts  Slate  Troops;  discharged,  Nov.  13,  1776. 

Born,  Jan.  16,  1745,  at  Kittery,  son  of  John  and  Joanna  (Cole- 
ridge) Hickey,  who  lived  in  the  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish  of 
the  town  in  1760. 


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HILL,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment ;  discharged,  Nov. 
30, 1777,  at  Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y. 

Born,  Nov.  16,  1760,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Joseph  and  Katharine 
(Staples)  Hill.  Married  Sarah  Hammond,  Feb.  11, 1787,  at  Kittery, 
and  both  residents. 


HILL,  NELSON,  Private. 

Enlisted,  June  1,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry,  and  was  in  company  at 
Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  re-enlisted,  Nov.  15,  1776,  for  three 
years,  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  the  town,  and  a  resident,  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental Infantry;  in  this  company,  March  17,  1777,  at  Boston,  and 
Feb.  1,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge;  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1779,  from 
Captain  Hitchcock's  company  of  same  regiment. 

Born,  April  23,  1755,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  James  Hill, 
before  mentioned.  Married  an  Abbot,  and  lived  after  the  war  in 
Sanford,  Me. 

HILL,  SAMUEL,  Private  of  Marines. 

Enlisted,  Oct.  20,  1779,  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Ranger," 
Capt.  Thomas  Simpson,  as  a  marine,  or  ordinary  seaman,  for  one 
year,  and  served  on  her  until  her  capture  at  Charleston,  S.  C.,  on 
May  12,  1780,  when  that  city  was  captured  by  the  British.  He  said 
in  pension  papers  that  he  served  on  her,  and  after  the  capture  was 
put  on  a  prison  ship  for  six  weeks,  then  sent  in  a  cartel  to  Philadel- 
phia, where  he  went  to  the  hospital  with  smallpox,  and  arrived  home 
in  Kittery,  in  August,  1780. 

Born,  Sept.  22,  1763,  at  Kittery.  A  brother  to  Nelson  and 
James,  before  mentioned.  Married,  Oct.  10, 1789,  Rebecca,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Deed)  Remick,  and  lived  in  Eliot  where 
John  Shapleigh  lived  in  1851.  Pensioned,  April  1,  1818,  at  ninety- 
six  dollars  a  year,  which  was  continued  until  his  death.  A  ship- 
wright in  1820,  age  fifty-nine  years ;  owned  house  and  land  in  Eliot. 
Died,  June  4,  1824,  at  Eliot,  and  his  gravestone  is  in  the  Fogg 
Cemetery,  in  Eliot.  His  widow,  Rebecca,  was  a  pensioner  in  1840, 
living  at  Eliot,  and  died  there,  Jan.  27,  1848,  aged  eighty-seven 
years. 


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HILL,  THEODORE,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Cutts'  company  of  Major  D.  Littlefield's  battalion.  Dis- 
charged Sept.  10,  1779. 

Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  May  3,  1817,  to  Joanna 
Bradbury,  both  residents. 

HOMES,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Edward  Grow's 
company  of  Coast  Guards,  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  at  York,  Me. 
Discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  22,  1776,  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  In 
company  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  and  probably  discharged  about  this  time. 
Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  1,  1777,  for  eight  months'  service  for  the 
town,  and  a  resident ;  was  in  Capt.  D.  Merrill's  company  of  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  A  private  in  same 
company,  at  Valley  Forge,  Feb.  1,  1778.  Time  out  May  1,  1778. 

Married  Dorcas  Wentworth,  Jan.  19,  1775,  at  Berwick,  Me.,  and 
both  residents  of  Berwick  then. 

HOOPER,  NATHANIEL,  Private  and  Drummer. 

Enlisted,  May  13,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's 
company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies,  resi- 
dent of  the  town  ;  was  in  company  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Aug.  1  and 
Nov.  28,  1775.  Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year  with  same 
captain  in  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry,  and  served  as  drum- 
mer. Was  in  company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776.  Re-enlisted 
again,  Nov.  14,  1776,  for  the  war,  for  the  town  and  a  resident. 
Served  as  drummer  of  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  company  of  the  First 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Continued  in  service  with  regi- 
ment until  July  14,  1779,  when  he  deserted  from  Captain  Hancock's 
company  when  he  was  twenty-five  years  old,  five  feet  seven  inches 
tall,  light  hair  and  complexion,  and  born  at  Kittery.  This  regiment 
was  in  General  Glover's  Brigade  (Fourth  Massachusetts)  and  served 
around  New  York  until  July,  1777,  then  to  the  north  in  General 
Schuyler's  army  in  Burgoyne's  campaign  ;  in  fall  joined  Washington's 
army  and  at  Valley  Forge,  then  at  battle  of  Monmouth ;  then  the 
brigade  went  to  Rhode  Island,  and  under  General  Sullivan  took  part 
in  that  campaign  ;  then  to  Connecticut  and  New  York. 

Nathaniel,  Jr.,  name  on  back  of  list  of  the  third  company  of  the 


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town  militia  on  June  23,  1779,  and  he  belonged  to  the  same  company 
Oct.  20,  1785. 

Probably  a  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Anne  (Webber)  Hooper,  who 
were  living  in  the  First  Parish  of  the  town  in  1760.  Nathaniel 
Hooper  married  Betsey  Nowel,  Aug.  21,  1794,  at  Berwick,  and  both 
were  residents  of  Berwick. 


HUBBARD,  JOSHUA. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months'  service  in 
Rhode  Island,  for  the  town,  a  resident,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S. 
Grant's  company  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment.  His  name  not  on 
the  final  roll  of  the  company,  so  he  may  not  have  served.  A  private 
in  the  fourth  company  of  the  town  militia  in  1762.  Always  lived  in 
what  is  now  the  upper  part  of  the  town  of  Eliot.  Alive  in  1798. 


HUTCHINGS,  EASTMAN,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775,  for  Arundel  (Kennebunk),  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of 
the  Colonies.  In  company  at  Cambridge  Aug.  1  and  Nov.  28,  1775. 
Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's 
company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Regiment  of  Infantry.  Pro- 
moted to  Corporal  June  16,  1776.  Was  reported  sick  on  rolls  at 
Fort  George  Dec.  8,  1776.  Enlisted  again,  March  18,  1778,  for 
three  years,  and  served  in  Captain  Hitchcock's  company,  of  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Was  transferred  to  the 
First  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  in  December,  1780,  when 
he  was  twenty-five  years  old,  five  feet  ten  inches  tall,  dark  com- 
plexion, black  hair,  and  belonged  to  Arundel,  Me.  He  was  hon- 
orably discharged,  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  March  18,  1781,  as  Sergeant 
of  Capt.  John  Pray's  company,  of  the  First  Massachusetts. 

Born  in  Kittery,  son  of  William  and  Sarah  Hutchings,  and 
baptized  Oct.  19,  1755,  in  the  Third  Parish  of  the  town.  Married 

Betsey  May  1,  1794,  both  of  Alfred,  Me.,  she  was  born  at 

Arundel.  Pensioned  Oct.  29,  1818,  of  Alfred,  Me.,  at  ninety-six 
dollars  a  year.  On  July  4,  1820,  he  was  living  at  Alfred,  Me.,  aged 
sixty-eight  years,  a  farmer,  and  owned  a  farm,  with  wife  Betsey, 
aged  fifty-two  years,  and  his  mother  Sarah,  aged  eighty-seven  years. 
Pension  was  revoked.  He  died  May  8,  1826,  at  Alfred,  aged  seventy- 
three  years.  Widow  Betsey  applied  for  State  bounty  in  1835. 


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HUTCHINGS,  EDMAND,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June 
4,  1777,  also  Sept.  22,  1777.  He  said  in  1819,  when  he  was  living  at 
Kittery,  that  he  enlisted  in  June,  1776,  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  for  one  year  and  served  it ;  then  imme- 
diately enlisted  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company,  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops,  for  one  year,  and  served  part  of  this  term  at  Fort  Sullivan 
and  the  remainder  at  Fort  Washington ;  then  honorably  discharged. 

Born,  Dec.  12,  1754,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
Hutchings.  First  marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  March  15, 

1776,  to  Mary  Weeks,  both  residents;    second  marriage  intentions 
published  at  Kittery,  June  30,  1792,  to  Eunice  Perry,  both  residents. 
Pensioned,  Dec.  10,  1819,  age,  sixty-five  years,  residence,  Kittery, 
at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for  service  in  New  Hampshire  Line, 
which  was  continued  until  his  death,  March  1,  1825,  aged  seventy 
years,  in  York  County,  Me.     Had  wife,  Lucy,  age  sixty-seven  years 
in  1820  at  Kittery. 

HUTCHINGS,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  discharged,  Dec.  81,  1775. 
Enlisted  again,  Jan.  17,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's 
company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1776. 
Enlisted,  again,  in  Capt.  Ebenezer  Deering's  company  of  Artillery, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  one  of  the  forts  on  the 
river,  June  14, 1779,  and  April  18,  1780.  Enlisted  again,  March  12, 
1781,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
Rufus  Lincoln's  company  of  the  Seventh  Massachusetts  Continental 
Regiment  of  Infantry.  He  was  mustered  out  of  this  company  about 
May,  1782,  as  decrepit,  and  too  old  for  a  soldier,  being  then  fifty- 
nine  years  old,  five  feet  five  inches  tall,  dark  complexion  and  hair ; 
a  cordwainer. 

Living  in  the  First  Parish  of  the  town  in  1760  and  1780. 

HUTCHINGS,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  16,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  com- 
pany of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry  ;  deserted,  Sept.  30, 1776  ; 
enlisted  again,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Artillery, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4, 

1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777. 


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He  enlisted  (Joseph,  Jr.),  March  3,  1760,  in  Capt.  John  Went- 
worth's  company,  in  the  King's  service,  at  Crown  Point  and  Canada ; 
discharged,  Dec.  14,  1760,  a  minor;  residence,  Kittery. 

He  belonged  to  the  Second  Foot  Company  of  the  town's  militia 
in  1757. 

Marriage  intentions  of  Joseph,  Jr.,  to  Mary  Wilson,  published  at 
Kittery  in  March,  1772,  both  residents. 

HUTCHINGS,  MOSES,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  July,  1775,  was  a  private  in  Capt.  Noah  M.  Little- 
field's  company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  Nov.  5,  1775,  on  Coast 
at  Wells ;  probably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  in  Febru- 
ary, 1777,  for  the  war,  for  Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  residence  Kittery, 
and  nineteen  years  old ;  was  a  private  in  Capt.  Isaac  Farwell's  Com- 
pany of  the  First  New  Hampshire  Continental  Infantry,  all  of  1780 
and  1781. 

HUTCHINGS,  NOAH,  SR.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  2,  1775,  residence  Kittery,  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
T.  Fern  aid's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  Colony  ; 
was  in  company,  Nov.  28,  at  Cambridge,  and  re-enlisted,  Jan.  1, 
1776,  for  one  year,  as  a  private  under  the  same  captain,  in  the 
Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry,  on  roll  Dec.  8, 1776,  at  Fort  George. 
Re-engaged,  Nov.  15,  1776,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and  a 
resident,  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's 
company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  ;  was  in 
company  at  Boston,  March  20,  1777,  and  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan. 
22,  1778.  Honorably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1779,  from  Capt.  T. 
Remick's  company  of  same  regiment.  Family  supplied  by  town,  in 
1777-79. 

HUTCHINGS,  NOAH,  JR.,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  Aug.  28,  1778,  for  three  years,  and  served  in  Captains 
Wilcox,  Bryant,  and  Patten's  companies  of  Major  J.  Baldwin's 
battalion  of  artificers,  of  the  Continental  Army ;  was  in  one  of  these 
companies  as  Sergeant,  all  of  1780 ;  enlisted  for  the  town,  and  also  a 
resident.  On  Jan.  1,  1781,  he  was  in  Captain  Parker's  company 
of  Artificers,  and  credited  to  the  town.  On  one  roll  he  is  put  down 
as  enlisted  March  24,  1780,  for  the  war. 

Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  Oct.  3,  1795,  to  Isabel 
Ingerson ;  both  residents. 


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HUTCHINGS,   SOLOMON,  Private  and  Seaman. 

Enlisted  service,  was  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4, 
1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777.  Enlisted  on  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Ranger,"  Captain  Jones,  and  was  on  her  in  the  river  Loire,  France, 
in  December,  1777.  His  leg  was  broken  by  a  spar  on  the  cruise  over 
from  Kittery  to  France. 


HUTCHINGS,  THOMAS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service  ;  was  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company 
above,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777. 

HUTCHINGS,  WILLIAM. 

Enlisted,  service,  was  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Boston," 
Capt.  Hector  McNeil,  at  Portsmouth,  in  1777. 

Resident  in  1752  and  1795 ;  of  the  First  Parish  of  the  town  in 
1760. 


INGERSON,  RICHARD,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 
Enlisted  service  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Artil- 
lery, New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Washington, 
May  26,  1777,  and  had  been  there  some  time  probably.  Enlisted  or 
drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  com- 
pany of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 
Discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y.  Enlisted 
again,  and  was  Sergeant  of  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Artillery, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  in  one  of  the  forts  on  the  river  June 
14,  1779,  also  on  April  18,  1780.  He  said  in  1818,  that  he  enlisted 
in  January,  1776,  for  one  year,  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of 
Mattresses,  at  Fort  Washington,  and  served  his  time. 

Married  Sarah  Parker  Feb.  22,  1778,  at  Kittery;  both  were 
residents.  Pensioned,  April  13, 1818,  of  Kittery,  at  ninety-six  dollars 
a  year.  On  July  4,  1820,  he  lived  at  Kittery,  sixty-nine  years  old. 
Had  no  family  or  property.  Said  he  served  in  Captain  Salter's  and 
Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  companies,  above,  as  a  private.  Pension  was 
continued,  and  he  was  a  pensioner,  living  in  York  County,  Me.,  at 
the  age  of  seventy-five  years. 


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JACOBS,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775,  for  York,  Me.,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  Jonathan  Newel's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment of  the  Colonies.  In  company,  Oct.  30,  1775,  at  Cambridge. 
Probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7, 
1777,  for  two  months,  a  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment,  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops,  in  Rhode  Island.  Enlisted  as  seaman  on  the 
Continental  ship  "  Ranger,"  Captain  Jones,  and  was  on  her  at 
Nantes,  France,  in  December,  1777. 

JAMES,  JOHN,  Private  and  Boatswain's  Mate. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  6,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  com- 
pany of  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort 
Sullivan,  Dec.  2,  1775,  and  June  4,  1777.  Was  Boatswain's  Mate 
of  the  Massachusetts  State  ship  "  Mars,"  Capt.  Simeon  Sampson,  on 
Jan.  13,  1783. 

A  private  in  the  third  company  of  town  militia,  June  23,  1779, 
also  Oct.  20,  1785. 

A  resident  of  the  town  in  1769  and  1782;  lived  in  the  Third 
Parish  in  1780.  Married  Margery  Spinney,  April  22,  1802,  at 
Kittery,  both  residents.  Lived  near  the  junction  of  roads  from  Eliot 
at  Kittery,  Depot. 

JELLISON,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14, 1777,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's 
company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 
Service  in  the  Burgoyne  campaign.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1777. 

JENKENS,  BENJAMIN,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  13,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry. 
Was  in  company  at  Fort  George,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  8,  1776.  Enlisted 
again,  in  1777,  probably  as  a  private,  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company 
of  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan 
Sept.  22,  1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  27,  1778,  for  eight  months, 
and  served  as  corporal  of  Capt.  T.  Hodgdon's  company  of  Col.  T. 
Poor's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Feb.  12, 
1779.  Enlisted  or  drafted  again,  July  10,  1779,  and  served  as  a 
Corporal  of  Capt.  T.  Cutts'  company  of  Maj.  D.  Littlefield's  battalion 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Sept.  10, 1779.  Enlisted 


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or  drafted,  Aug.  29,  1780,  and  served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  T.  Brag- 
don's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion,  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  29,  1780. 

Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  the  town  militia,  June  23, 
1779,  and  a  resident  of  the  Third  Parish  in  1780. 

Married  Anna  Batson,  Nov.  21,  1783,  at  Kittery.  Both  were 
residents.  Lived  in  that  part  of  the  town  near  where  Joseph  Jenkens 
now  lives. 

JENKENS,  LEMUEL,  Private  and  Fifer. 

Enlisted,  April  9,  1778,  ami  served  as  a  fifer  of  Capt.  Joseph 
Boynton's  company  of  Col.  N.  Wade's  regiment,  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Service  in  Rhode  Island  to  end  of  the  year.  Enlisted, 
in  February,  1781,  for  three  years  for  the  town.  Marched  to  West 
Point,  N.  Y.,  and  joined  -the  Ninth  Massachusetts  Continental  In- 
fantry, but  next  day  was  transferred  to  Capt.  Lawrence's  company  of 
Major  Bushnell's  corps  of  Sappers  and  Miners,  as  a  private  ;  was  at 
the  battles  resulting  in  the  capture  of  Lord  Cornwallis'  army  at  York- 
town,  in  October,  1781.  Was  honorably  discharged,  Oct.  31,  1783, 
by  Gen.  Knox  at  West  Point,  N.  Y. 

His  name  on  back  of  a  list  of  the  third  company  of  the  town 
militia,  June  23,  1779,  and  belonged  to  same  company,  Oct.  20,  1785. 

Born  at  Kittery.  A  brother  to  Thomas  Jenkens,  hereafter  men- 
tioned. Married  Abigail  Shepherd,  Aug.  29, 1785,  at  Kittery.  Both 
were  residents.  Lived  near  Benj.  Jenkens,  before  mentioned.  Re- 
moved to  Bowdoin,  Me.,  about  1794,  where  he  lived  about  1836, 
when  he  applied  for  the  State  bounty ;  was  then  seventy-two  years 
old,  and  bad  lived  there  forty-two  years.  Was  pensioned  in  1818, 
when  he  was  fifty-six  years  old. 

JENKENS,  RICHARD,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  served  as  a  Corporal  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's 
Company  of  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  at  Fort  Wash- 
ington Nov.  5,  1775,  and  Feb.  16  and  March  20,  1776.  Was  pro- 
moted to  Sergeant  of  the  same  company,  and  at  same  fort,  May  26, 
1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777. 

Born  Oct.  28, 1739,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Jenkens. 

JENKENS,  STEPHEN. 

Enlisted  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Artillery,  New 
Hampshire  Slate  Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan  in  July,  1776. 

Son  of  Roland  Jenkens,  and  lived  on  Fernald's  (Seavey's)  Island. 


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JENKENS,  THOMAS,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  for  town  of  York,  and  marched  July  22, 
1776,  us  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Goodwin's  company,  of  Col.  E.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regiment,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Was  discharged 
Nov.  30,  1776,  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777, 
for  two  months,  resident  of  the  town,  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's 
company,  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops, 
in  Rhode  Island.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14, 1779,  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment,  in  Burgoyne 
campaign.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y. 

Born  Sept.  28,  1735,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Richard,  before 
mentioned.  Lived  in  Third  Parish  of  the  town  in  1780,  and  belonged 
to  the  third  company  of  the  town's  militia  Oct.  20,  1785.  Married 
Grace  Keen  (daughter  of  Isaac  Keen,  of  Kittery,  probably).  Lived 
near  Benj.  Keen's,  and  was  buried  there. 

JENKENS,  THOMAS  SHEPHERD,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  4,  1775,  for  York  as  a  private,  in  Capt.  Jonathan 
Nowel's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  Colonies ; 
was  in  company  Nov.  16,  1775,  at  Cambridge,  and  was  probably 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted  Sept.  8,  1778,  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  W.  Spinney's  company  of  Colonel  Cogswell's  regi- 
ment of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1778. 

JOHNSON,  DANIEL. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  December,  1776,  for  three  months,  and 
served  in  Capt.  William  Holbrook's  company  in  Col.  J .  Frost's  regi- 
ment of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  in  March,  1777; 
was  a  resident  of  the  town  then. 

Born,  June  13,  1750,  at  Kittery,  son  of  James  and  Rebecca 
(Benson)  Johnson.  Married  Mary  Green,  April  29,  1773,  at 
Kittery,  both  residents.  Living  at  North  Berwick,  Me.,  in  1832. 

JOHNSON,  DENNIS,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  in  July,  1776,  and  served  as  a  Corporal  in  Capt.  J. 
Arnold's  and  Grant's  companies  of  Col.  J,  Wingate's  regiment,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  service  in  the  northern  army.  Probably 
discharged  in  December,  1776.  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  Enlisted  or 
drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  (as  a  Corporal  probably)  in  Capt. 
E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  Storer's  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops  in  the  Burgoyne  campaign.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1777, 


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at  Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y.  Enlisted  or  drafted  Oct.  8,  1778,  and 
served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  William  Spinney's  company  of  Col. 
Cogswell's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec. 
31,  1778.  Enlisted  May  30,  1782,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  and 
received  £90  from  Joseph  Field's  class  for  bounty.  Served  as  a  pri- 
vate in  Capt.  S.  Smith's  company  of  the  Fifth  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental Infantry  from  June,  1782,  to  June,  1783,  then  transferred  to 
Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  company  of  the  First  Massachusetts  Continen- 
tal Infantry.  Had  a  two-months  furlough  in  November,  1783,  then 
returned  to  the  army  and  served  until  June,  1784,  in  the  American 
regiment,  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged. 

•Born,  Jan.  20,  1754,  at  Kittery,  son  of  James  and  Rebecca 
(Benson)  Johnson.  Mairied  Mary  Carter,  May  11,  1779,  at  Kittery, 
and  both  residents.  Living  in  upper  part  of  Second  Parish  of  town 
in  1782  and  1786.  Pensioned,  April  14,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a 
year.  Wife,  Mary,  alive  in  1820,  aged  sixty-two  years.  Living  in 
Waterboro,  Me.,  in  1838,  and  had  lived  there  thirty-seven  years;  was 
a  pensioner,  eighty-two  years  old  and  asked  for  the  State  bounty. 

JOHNSON,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Cutts'  company  of  Major  D.  Littlefield's  battalion  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops;  discharged,  Sept.  10,  1779. 

Probably  the  James,  born  June  29,  1742,  at  Kittery,  son  of 
James  and  Rebecca  (Benson)  Johnson.  Lived  in  upper  part  of  the 
Second  Parish  of  Kittery,  in  1762.  Marriage  intentions  to  Rebecca 
Hutchings  were  published  there,  July  18,  1765,  and  both  were  resi- 
dents. Probably  lived  at  Hollis,  Me.,  in  1832,  when  his  application 
for  a  pension  was  rejected,  as  he  did  not  serve  six  months  in  person. 

JOHNSON,  JOHN,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  and  served  as  a  Sergeant  of  Capt.  S. 
Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  Foot  of  the  United 
Colony. 

Residence,  Kittery,  in  company  July  31,  1775  ;  probably  died  or 
killed  before  November,  1775. 

JOHNSON,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  in  Capt.  E. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment;  discharged,  Nov. 
30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Heights. 


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Married,  Phebe  Moore,  June  23,  1773,  at  Kittery,  and  both 
residents.  Resident  of  upper  part  of  Second  Parish  in  1776  and 
1782. 

JONES,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  6,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P^benezer  Sullivan's 
company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  United  Colonies ;  resi- 
dence, Somersworth,  N.  H. ;  probably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775; 
enlisted  in  January,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  in  Capt.  T. 
Easterbrook's  company,  of  Col.  T.  Bedel's  regiment  of  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops ;  service  in  Canada  and  at  Lake  Champlain ; 
enlisted,  again,  Jan.  30,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  aud  a 
resident ;  served  as  private  in  Captain  Wheelright's  company  of  the 
Eleventh  Massachusetts  Continental  Regiment ;  in  company,  Jan.  25, 
1778  ;  enlisted  in  April,  1779,  for  the  war,  for  Berwick,  Me. ;  served 
in  Captain  Francis'  company  of  the  same  regiment ;  in  company,  Dec. 
31,  1779. 

A  resident  of  upper  part  of  Second  Parish  in  1782,  and  married 
Mary  Adams,  Sept.  9,  1784,  at  Kittery,  and  both  were  residents. 

JORDAN,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  5, 1775  ;  residence,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  served 
as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment 
of  Foot  of  the  United  Colonies  ;  probably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775  ; 
enlisted,  again,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry ,  at 
Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776.  Re-enlisted,  Dec.  2,  1776,  to  serve  three 
years  for  Kittery,  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  and  a  resident ;  served  in  Capt. 
S.  Burbank's  company,  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Infantry,  as  a  private;  was  in  company  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23, 
1778;  honorably  discharged,  Dec.  31,  1779. 

Married  Sarah  Morrell,  May  10,  1781,  at  Kittery;  both  resi- 
dents. Resident  of  upper  part  of  Second  Parish  in  1786. 

KEATING,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  22,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Fernald's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry.  Was 
on  board  the  fleet  on  Lake  Champlain  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Probably  a  son  of  William  Keating,  whose  marriage  intentions 
to  Susanah  Mitchel  were  published  at  Kittery  Nov.  1,  1750;  both 
were  residents.  They  were  living  in  the  First  Parish  June  4,  1752. 


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KEATING,  RICHARD,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  8,  1779,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  P.  H.  Ulmer's  company,  Col.  S.  McCobb's  regiment,  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops,  in  the  Penobscot  expedition.  Discharged 
Sept.  24,  1779. 

Son  of  William  Keating,  whose  wife  had  him  baptized  June  4, 1752. 
iii  the  First  Parish  of  the  town.  Died  July  10,  1783,  at  York,  Me. 

KEEN,  ISAAC,  Private. 

Enlisted,  March  12,  1781,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  company  of  the 
Tenth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  during  1781  and  1782; 
then  in  the  Sixth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  Capt.  Eben 
Smith's  company,  until  June,  1783,  when  he  was  transferred  to 
Captain  Abbot's  company,  of  the  Second  Massachusetts  Continental 
Infantry,  where  he  served  until  December,  1783,  when  he  was  honor- 
ably discharged  at  West  Point. 

Was  a  member  of  the  third  company  of  the  town  militia  June  23, 
1779,  and  Oct.  20,  1785. 

Born  at  Kittery,  son  of  Isaac  and  Jane  Keen.  Resident  of  the 
Third  Parish  in  1780.  Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery  in 
November,  1787,  residence  Kittery,  to  Mary  Main,  of  York,  Me. 
Lived  in  the  town,  near  the  present  residence  of  William  Gerry, 
until  1799,  then  moved  to  Wells,  Me.  In  1836  he  was  living  at 
Clinton,  Me.,  and  had  lived  there  several  years.  Was  over  seventy- 
five  years  old,  and  applied  for  the  State  bounty. 

KELLY,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  town,  served  as  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
Colonies;  in  company,  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  probably  discharged,  Dec. 
31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  private 
with  same  captain  in  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry ;  in  com- 
pany, on  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  reported  as  on  the  fleet,  on  Lake 
Champlain. 

Name  on  back  of  the  list  of  third  company  of  the  town's  militia, 
June  23,  1779. 

KENNARD,  EDWARD,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
Artillery,  New  Hampshire  Slate  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan, 


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June  4,  1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  4,  1778,  for  three  months, 
in  Capt.  E.  Preble's  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops  ;  discharged,  July  3, 1778.  Enlisted  or  drafted, 
April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  com- 
pany, of  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion,  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ; 
discharged,  Dec.  24,  1780. 

Born,  May  24,  1757,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Edward  and  Elizabeth 
Kennard.  Married  Mary  Hanscom,  June  12,  1785,  at  Kittery  ;  both 
residents. 

KENNARD,  NATHANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's 
company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  was  discharged,  Dec.  31, 
1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  11,  1776,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's 
company  of  Artillery ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan  Feb.  12  and  March  18, 
1776  ;  abode  at  Kittery,  and  twenty-one  years  old.  Enlisted  on  the 
privateer  brig  "  Dalton,"  in  November,  1776,  of  Massachusetts, 
Capt.  E.  Johnson,  of  eight  guns,  twenty  swivels,  and  one  hundred 
and  twenty  men ;  she  sailed  from  the  Piscataqua,  on  Nov.  26,  1776, 
and  one  month  later  was  captured  by  the  British  warship  "  Reason- 
able." He  was  taken  to  the  Mill  Prison,  in  England,  where  he 
remained  until  March  15,  1779,  over  two  and  a  quarter  years,  when 
he  was  sent  to  Nantes,  France,  in  a  cartel.  Here  he  enlisted,  April 
14,  1779,  for  one  year  in  the  Continental  Navy,  resident  of  Kittery, 
Me.,  and  joined  the  Continental  frigate  "Bon  Homme  Richard," 
Captain  Jones,  on  April  20,  1779,  at  L'Orient.  She  sailed  Aug.  14, 
1779,  and  captured  the  British  frigate  "  Serapis,"  on  Sept.  23,  1779, 
after  one  of  the  hardest  sea  fights  on  record.  Kennard  was  put  on 
one  of  the  prizes  which  sailed  for  France,  the  prize  was  captured  by 
the  British  and  he  was  again  a  prisoner.  Was  carried  into  Hull, 
transported  to  Spithead,  put  on  board  the  man  of  war  "  Unicorn  " 
and  compelled  to  do  duty,  until  he  escaped  to  the  Island  of  Jamaica, 
and  returned  to  Kittery.  He  enlisted  very  soon  after  on  the  privateer 
brig  u  Venus,"  and  she  was  captured  June  1,  1781,  and  he  was  again 
committed  to  Mill  Prison,  England.  The  "Venus"  was  probably 
the  one  owned  in  New  Hampshire,  in  1781,  Capt.  H.  Moore,  four 
guns  and  thirty-five  men. 

After  the  war  he  lived  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  was  a  ship 
master  until  April  28,  1808,  when  he  was  commissioned  a  First  Lieu- 
tenant in  the  United  States  Revenue  Cutter  Service,  and  was  promoted 
to  Captain,  Nov.  5,  1812,  serving  through  the  second  war  with  Great 


135 

Britain.     Was  honorably  discharged  in  1817,  and  was  then  employed 
at  the  Portsmouth  custom  house  until  his  death. 

He  was  born  May  4,  1755,  near  Kennard's  Hill,  Eliot,  son  of 
Edward  and  Elizabeth  (March)  Kennard,  and  was  a  brother  to  Edward 
before  mentioned.  He  married  Margaret  (Peggy)  Peverly,  of  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.,  Oct.  10,  1783;  his  residence  then  was  Kittery.  He 
died  June  24,  1823,  at  Portsmouth  and  has  a  gravestone  there. 

KENNARD,  TIMOTHY,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Aug.  9,  1776,  resident  of  the  town  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment, 
Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  about  Nov.  30,  1776. 
Drafted  Sept.  1,  1777,  for  eight  months  for  the  town,  and  a  resident. 
Joined  his  company  at  Albany ;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Bur- 
bank's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry. 
"Was  in  company  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778,  and  served  his  time. 
His  discharge  for  this  service  on  May  1,  1778,  signed  by  Colonel 
Brewer,  is  with  his  pension  papers  in  the  Pension  Office,  Washington. 

Born,  Feb.  19,  1756,  son  of  Michael  and  Dorcas  Kennard  of 
Kittery.  Married  Abigail  Stevens,  Sept.  8,  1779,  at  Kittery,  both 
residents.  Always  lived  in  Eliot.  Pensioned  March  4,  1831,  at  forty 
dollars  a  year  for  above  service.  Living  at  Eliot,  Me.,  in  1834,  aged 
seventy-eight  years.  Died,  Sept.  25,  1839,  at  Eliot.  His  children  in 
1851  were  sons,  Alpheas  of  Kittery,  John,  and  Alcot  and  daughter, 
Mary  Irish. 

KENNISTON,   HUGH. 

Enlisted  on  the  privateer  brig  "  Dalton,"  Capt.  E.  Johnston,  in 
November,  1776,  at  Kittery,  and  belonged  there.  Was  captured  in 
her  and  taken  to  Mill  Prison,  but  escaped  from  the  prison. 

Married  Anna  Stace  Nov.  19,  1772,  at  Kittery  ;  both  residents. 
Married  Meribah  Stacy  Sept.  7,  1794,  at  Kittery ;  both  residents. 

KINGSBURY,  ELIPALET,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowel's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth 
Foot  Regiment,  of  the  Colonies.  Probably  discharged  Dec.  31, 
1875. 

Born  Feb.  6,  son  of  Joseph  and  Patience  (Came)  Kingsbury,  of 
York,  Me. 


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KINGSBURY,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Cutts'  company,  of  Major  D.  Littlefield's  battalion,  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Discharged  Sept.  10,  1779.  Enlisted  or 
drafted,  April  29, 1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's 
company,  of  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  24,  1780. 

Lived  in  the  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1776  and  1782. 

KNIGHT,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  15,  1776,  abode  Kittery,  twenty  years  old,  served 
as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Artillery,  service  at  Fort 
Sullivan,  Feb.  12  and  March  18,  1776.  Enlisted  on  the  "  Dalton,"  a 
privateer,  in  November,  1776  :  was  captured  Dec.  24,  1776,  and  con- 
fined, in  June,  1777,  in  the  Mill  Prison,  England.  Was  exchanged 
in  March,  1779,  and  enlisted,  April  5,  1779,  at  Nantes,  France,  on 
the  Continental  frigate  "  Alliance,"  Capt.  Peter  Landais.  Was  on 
her  in  the  fight  with  the  •'  Serapis,"  Sept.  23,  1779,  and  remained  in 
her  until  she  arrived  at  Boston,  in  August,  1780,  when  he  was  dis- 
charged, Aug.  15,  1780. 

He  was  a  resident  of  the  town.  Married  Betty  Bradbury,  of  York, 
Jan.  9,  1782,  at  York.  Lived  at  Kittery  in  1785,  and  died  Oct.  10, 
1799.  His  widow  Betty  was  pensioned  in  1838,  when  she  was 
seventy-seven  years  old,  and  living  at  Portsmouth;  was  living  at 
Kittery  in  1840.  Among  her  pension  papers  at  Washington  is  a  list 
of  three  hundred  and  seventy-seven  names  of  privateersmen  who  were 
confined  in  the  Mill  Prison,  Plymouth,  England,  in  1778-79. 

KNIGHT,  RICHARD,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Cults'  company,  Major  D.  Littlefield's  battalion,  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops;  discharged,  Sept.  10,  1779. 

Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  March  3,  1792,  to 
Anna  Staples,  both  of  the  town. 

KNIGHT,  THOMAS,  Private  and  Carpenter. 

Enlisted,  May  22, 1775  ;  resident  of  the  town  ;  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
Colonies;  was  in  company,  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  was  probably  dis- 
charged, Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  11,  1776  ;  resident  of  town, 
twenty-three  years  old  •,  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  com- 


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pany  of  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was  at  Fort 
Sullivan,  Feb.  12  and  March  18,  1776  ;  enlisted  in  1777,  on  the  Conti- 
nental frigate  "Ranger,"  Capt.  Jones,  and  was  on  her  in  France  in 
December,  1777 ;  was  carpenter's  mate  of  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Richard,"  Captain  Jones;  enlisted,  April  7,  1779,  in  France,  and 
was  on  her  in  fight  with  the  "  Serapis,"  Sept.  23,  1779,  and  was 
wounded. 

Marriage  intentions  published,  Oct.  21,  1804,  at  Kittery  to  Betsey 
Welch,  both  residents. 

KNOWLTON,  JOHN. 

Enlisted,  July  11,  1780,  for  six  months  for  Ipswich,  Mass., 
seventeen  years  old,  five  feet  two  inches  tall,  for  the  Continental 
service;  discharged,  Jan.  9,  1781  ;  enlisted,  Feb.  3,  1781,  for  three 
years,  and  served  in  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  company  of  the  Third 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantrj ,  in  1781,  and  in  Capt.  Simon 
Jackson's  company  of  same  regiment  in  July,  1782.  May  4,  1783, 
he  was  twenty-one  years  old,  five  feet  six  inches  tall,  light  com- 
plexion, brown  hair ;  a  tailor  ;  residence,  Ipswich,  Mass.  Was  hon- 
orably discharged  from  the  Third  Massachusetts,  Dec.  22,  1783,  by 
Major-Gen.  H.  Knox. 

Was  a  resident  of  the  Second  Parish  of  Kittery  in  1786. 

Married  Dorcas  Shapleigh,  about  December,  1789,  near  Kittery  ; 
both  residents  of  the  town ;  died  Oct.  18, 1798,  at  Kittery  ;  age,  thirty- 
four  years.  Dorcas  Knowlton,  a  pensioner  at  Eliot  in  1840,  aged 
sixty-nine  years. 

LAMB,  SAMUEL. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  in  July,  1776,  and  marched  from  the  town 
July  22,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Goodwin's  company,  of  Col.  E. 
Wigglesworth's  regiment,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  A  resident 
of  the  town.  Discharged,  Nov.  30,  1776,  at  Albany,  N.  Y. 

A  son  of  Richard  and  Rebecca  (Kerswell)  Lamb,  who  were  mar- 
ried at  Kittery,  in  1751,  and  both  were  residents.  He  was  baptized 
Aug.  9,  1752,  in  the  First  Parish. 

LAWREY,  JACOB,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  13,  1775,  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company,  at  Fort 
Sullivan.  In  company  Dec.  2,  1775.  P^nlisted  or  drafted  in  Decem- 
ber, 1776;  served  in  Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company,  of  Col.  J. 
Frost's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  in  March, 
1777.  Enlisted,  Sept.  8,  1777,  as  private  in  Capt.  N.  Rawling's 


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company,  of  Col.  Drake's  regiment,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ; 
served  in  Burgoyne  campaign,  and  deserted  Oct.  29,  1777. 

LEACH,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  service,  was  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company 
of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  (residence,  Kittery), 
at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Sept  2,  1776,  to  Jan.  7,  1777.  Refused  to 
march  to  Ticonderoga  with  his  company  in  February,  1777.  En- 
listed, in  February,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  and  served  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Darby's  company,  of  the  Second  Massachusetts 
Continental  Infantry.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J. 
Prime's  Battalion.  Discharged  Dec.  8,  1780. 

Born,  Nov.  8,  1760,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth 
Leach. 

LEIGHTON,  JONATHAN,  Probably  a  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  2, 1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  E.  Preble's 
company,  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  Regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 
Discharged  July  3,  1778. 

Born,  Jan.  17,  1760,  at  Kittery,  son  of  William  and  Mary  (Bane) 
Leighton. 

LEIGHTON,  THOMAS,  probably  a  private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  2,  1779,  residence,  Kittery,  and  served 
in  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  company  of  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regiment 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  in  Rhode  Island.  Discharged,  Nov. 
30,  1779. 

LEIGHTON,  TOBIAS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3, 1775,  resident  of  the  town;  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of 
the  Colenies.  Was  in  the  company,  Oct.  28, 1775,  at  Cambridge,  and 
was  probably  discharged  Dec.  31, 1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  June  14, 
1778,  for  eight  months  for  the  town,  and  served  in  the  Sixth  Massa- 
chusetts Continental  Infantry.  This  regiment  was  in  Gen.  John 
Nixson's  Brigade,  and  served  in  Washington's  army,  around  West 
Point  during  this  time. 

Belonged  to  the  fourth  company  of  town  militia  in  July,  1762. 

Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  Sept.  24,  1763,  to 
Mary  Worster,  both  residents.  Living  in  the  upper  part  of  the 
Second  Parish  in  1776. 


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LEWIS,  BENJAMIN. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  December,  1776,  from  the  town  and 
served  three  months  in  Capt.  William  Holbrook's  company,  Col.  J. 
Frost's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 

LEWIS,  DIAMOND,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged, 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  in 
Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment.  Dis- 
charged Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Heights. 

Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  April  13,  1777,  to 
Mary  Hutchings,  both  residents.  Living  in  the  Third  Parish  in  1780. 
Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  Dec.  4, 1805,  to  Ruth  Paine, 
of  York,  he  of  Kittery. 

LEWIS,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  regiment,  Mas- 
sachusetts State  Troops.  Discharged,  Dec.  5,  1780. 

LEWIS,  JOSH  (Prob.  JOSEPH),  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged, 
Dec.  31,  1775. 

LEWIS,  THOMAS  HUTCHINGS,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  May  12,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as 
sergeant  of  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  the  Colonies  ;  was  in  company  at  Cambridge,  Aug.  1,  1775.  Prob- 
ably discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Baptized  March  6, 1748,  an  infant,  in  the  First  Parish.  Marriage 
intentions  published  at  Kittery,  March  22,  1765,  to  Mary  Hutchings, 
both  residents.  Lived  in  the  Third  Parish,  in  1780  and  1781. 

LEWIS,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  Artillery  company  at  Kittery 
Point,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted,  Nov.  24, 1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Daniel's  company,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  was  at  Fort  Sullivan, 
Dec.  2,  1775  ;  was  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Artillery  at  Fort 


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Washington,  Feb.  17,  1776.  Enlisted,  Aug.  13,  1776,  as  a  Corporal 
on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  for  seven 
and  two  thirds  dollars  per  month;  was  five  feet  eight  and  a  half 
inches  tall.  Eulibted  in  November,  1776,  on  the  privateer  "  Dalton  "  ; 
was  captured  on  her  and  taken  to  Mill  Prison,  at  Plymouth,  England  ; 
was  a  resident  of  Kittery  ;  was  exchanged  in  March,  1779,  to  France. 
Married  Mary  Johnson,  Feb.  7, 1781,  at  Kittery  ;  both  residents 
of  the  town,  and  lived  there.  He  died  there,  May  15,  1788. 

LIBBY,  AZARIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  March  1,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  Kittery,  and  a 
resident;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry ;  was  with  company  at 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,1778;  discharged,  Jan.  8,  1780,  by  Captain 
Burbank,  commanding  regiment,  he  having  obtained  a  man  to  serve 
his  time  out.  His  discharge  is  with  his  pension  papers  in  Pension 
Office  at  Washington.  Family  supplied  by  town  in  1777-79. 

Living  at  Limerick,  Me.,  in  1818,  aged  seventy -five  years.  Living 
in  York  County,  July  4,  1820 ;  had  been  pensioned,  April  13,  1818, 
at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year ;  but  it  was  suspended  at  that  time. 

LIBBY,  GEORGE,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  4,  1778,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt. 
E.  Preble's  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April 
29,  1780,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of 
Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Dis- 
charged Dec.  24,  1780. 

Born,  Jan.  21,  1760  (and  always  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town 
now  Eliot) ,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Reuben  and  Katharine  Libby.  Marriage 
intentions  to  Mary  Bartleit,  published  at  Kittery,  Oct.  13,  1799,  both 
residents.  Pensioned,  March  4,  1831,  at  forty  dollars  a  year  for 
service  as  private  in  Massachusetts  State  service.  Living  in  Kittery, 
York  County,  in  1834,  aged  seventy -four  years. 

LIBBY,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  July,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Arnold's 
company  of  Col.  J.  Wingate's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops.  Service  around  Ticonderoga,  etc.  Probably  discharged  in 
December,  1776.  Enlisted  July  4, 1777,  as  a  marine  for  one  year  on 
the  Continental  frigate,  "  Raleigh  "  ;  was  five  feet  eight  and  one  half 


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inches  tall,  light  hair,  an  American,  residence  then  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 
Was  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778,  at  L'Orient,  France. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Sarah  Leathers  of  Durham,  N.  H.,  pub- 
lished at  Kittery,  May  13,  1781,  he  of  Kittery. 

LIBBY,  NATHANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  April,  1779,  resident  of  the  town,  in  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Deering's  company  of  artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and 
served  nine  months  at  Fort  Sullivan  and  Fort  Washington ;  there 
June  11,  1779.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1780,  and  served  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's 
regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  26,  1780. 
Enlisted  again,  Feb.  18,  1782,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  and 
served  in  Capt.  T.  Remick's  company  aud  also  in  Capt.  Nat.  Custiing's 
company  of  the  First  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantrj^.  Was  nine- 
teen years  old,  five  feet  seven  and  one  half  inches  tall,  light  com- 
plexion and  hair.  Was  discharged  in  April,  1783,  having  obtained 
a  substitute. 

Born  at  Kittery  and  lived  there  until  May,  1785,  then  moved 
to  Limerick,  Me.,  where  he  ever  after  lived.  Pensioned,  May  10, 
1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year  for  private  in  Massachusetts  Con- 
tinental service ;  this  was  revoked  in  1820,  when  he  was  a  farmer, 
with  wife,  Miriam,  fifty-four  years  old.  Pensioned  again,  March  4, 
1831,  at  eighty  dollars  a  year,  for  same  service.  He  applied  for 
bounty  or  land  from  Maine  in  1837,  residence  Limerick,  and  seventy- 
four  years  old.  Living  at  Limerick  in  1840,  a  pensioner,  aged 
seventy-seven  years. 

LIBBY,  SAMUEL,  Mariner. 

Enlisted  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Ranger,"  Capt.  T.  Simpson, 
about  June,  1779  (before  June  18),  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and 
remained  on  her  as  a  marine,  until  her  capture  at  Charleston,  S.  C., 
on  May  12, 1780,  when  he  was  confined  on  a  prison  ship  for  six  weeks, 
then  sent  in  a  cartel  to  Philadelphia  and  exchanged,  receiving  a  pass 
from  Congress  to  return  home. 

Married  Betsey  Hardisou,  at  Berwick,  Jan.  3,  1782,  both  resi- 
dents of  Berwick.  He  was  pensioned,  May  1,  1818,  at  ninety -six 
dollars  a  year,  for  above  service ;  residence,  Lebanon. 

Was  a  resident  of  Lebanon,  Me.,  July  4,  1820,  a  laborer,  wife 
Betsey,  and  owned  no  land,  sixty  years  old.  Pension  continued  until 
his  death,  Jan.  14,  1829,  aged  sixty-nine  years. 


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LIB  BY,  SIMON,  Private. 

Enlisted,  June  11,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  the  Colonies,  at  Cambridge,  Nov.  28,  1775;  probably  discharged, 
Dec.  31,  1775. 

LAWLEY,  or  LOLEY,  STEPHEN,  Seaman. 

Enlisted  in  November,  1776,  on  the  privateer  brig  "  Dalton,"  at 
Kittery,  and  a  resident  of  the  town  ;  was  captured  on  her,  Dec.  24, 
1776,  and  confined  in  Mill  Prison,  Plymouth,  England,  until  March, 
1 779  ;  then  was  exchanged  to  France.  Enlisted  soon  after  on  the 
Continental  frigate  "  Richard,"  Capt.  Paul  Jones,  and  was  kitted  on 
her  in  the  fight  with  the  British  frigate  "£eropis,"  Sept.  23,  1779. 

LOLLY  (LOLLER,  LILLEY),  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  17,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  also  a 
resident,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of 
the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Contin  jntal  Infantry ;  was  in  company  at 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778;  was  transferred  to  the  Invalids,  Sept. 
23,  1779,  and  was  in  service,  Dec.  31,  1779. 

Married  Susanah  Norton,  in  September,  1784 ;  both  residents 
of  Kittery. 

LOLLER,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1776,  as  a  private,  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  abode  was  in  the  town ;  was  not 
mustered  in,  March  22,  1776,  at  Portsmouth. 

John  Lawley,  infant  son  of  Elizabeth  Lawley,  Sr.,  was  baptized 
Sept.  16,  1750,  in  First  Parish.  Was  a  resident  of  the  First  Parish 
in  1760  and  1769. 

LILLEY,   PATRICK,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  3,  1775  ;  abode  in  the  town  ;  fifty  years  old ;  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Artillery,  at 
Fort  Sullivan,  Nov.  5  and  Dec.  2,  1775,  Feb.  12  and  March  18, 1776. 
Enlisted,  Feb.  28,  1777,  for  three  years  or  the  war,  for  the  town  ;  also 
a  resident,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of 
the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Family  supplied 
by  town  in  1777.  Died  Sept.  23,  1777. 

He  was  a  private  in  1744  and  1745  in  Major  Richard  Cutts'  com- 
pany (third)  of  Gen.  William  Pepperell's  regiment  (first)  in  the 


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King's  service  that  captured  Louisburg.  Enlisted,  April  22,  1756  ; 
also  a  private,  resident  of  the  town,  in  Capt.  Joseph  Hart's  company 
of  Colonel  Plaisted's  regiment,  in  the  King's  service  at  Crown  Point ; 
in  French  and  Indian  war.  Discharged  Oct.  17,  1756. 

LORD,  DANIEL,  JR.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Leigh  ton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment of  the  Colonies ;  was  in  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  and  re-enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year;  served  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's  com- 
pany of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry ;  was  in  company  at 
Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  L776. 

Pensioned,  April  27,  1818,  for  the  above  service,  and  it  was 
continued.  In  July,  1820,  he  was  living  at  Limerick,  Me.,  aged 
sixty-eight  years,  a  farmer,  with  wife,  Hannah,  fifty-nine  years  old, 
and  he  died  there  Dec.  15,  1833.  A  son  of  Simon  Lord,  of  Kittery. 

LORD,  DANIEL,  SR.,  Private. 

A  resident  of  Eliot  in  1818,  said  he  was  sixty-nine  years  old, 
and  enlisted  in  July,  1776,  for  twelve  months'  service  in  Capt.  E. 
Daniel's  company,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  and  served  his  time  also  to  end 
of  1777.  He  was  on  rolls  in  above  company,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  on 
June  4, 1777,  and  Sept.  22, 1777.  Was  pensioned,  June  27,  1818,  for 
this  service,  but  it  was  suspended  in  1820.  He  of  Kittery,  marriage 
intentions  to  Abigail  Moulton,  of  York,  published  at  Kittery,  in 
November,  1772.  Living  in  the  upper  part  of  Second  Parish  of 
the  town  in  1776-82,  and  1786.  A  Baptist  minister  at  Kittery, 
1796-99. 

LORD,  JEABA,  JR.,  Private. 

Probably  meant  for  Jeremiah,  Jr.  Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shapleigh's  company,  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Probably  the  Jeremiah 
Lord,  drowned,  Dec.  11,  1801,  at  Cape  Nedick,  York. 

LORD,  SIMON,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service  in  1777  ;  was  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Sept.  22, 
1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  2,  1779,  resident  of  the  town,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Adarn  Martin's  company,  of  Col.  Nat. 
Tyler's  regiment,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  Rhode  Island. 
Discharged  Dec.  31,  1779. 


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Born,  July  19,  1746,  at  Kittery.  Son  of  Simon  and  Mary  Lord. 
Simon,  Jr.,  married  Elizabeth  Gowen,  Sept.  29,  1781,  at  Kittery; 
both  were  residents.  Lived  in  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in 
1776  and  1782. 

LYDSTON,  ANDREW,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775,  a  resident,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  of  the  Colonies. 
Was  in  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  re-enlisted  Jan.  1, 1776,  for  one 
year  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  of  the 
Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry.  In  company  Dec.  8,  1776,  and  re- 
enlisted  again  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  three  years  or  the  war,  and  served 
as  a  private  in  Captains  Hitchcock's  and  Daniel  Merrill's  companies 
of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry. 

Born,  Nov.  29,  1755,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Waymouth  and  Abaga.il 
Lydston  of  Kittery.  Died ,  Aug.  1,  1777,  probably  at  Boston,  in  the 
service. 

LYDSTON,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  9,  1776,  a  resident,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment 
of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1776. 

Born,  Sept.  25,  1751,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Andrew  before 
mentioned. 

LYDSTON,  ROBERT,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  22,  1776,  a  resident,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  J.  Goodwin's  company  of  Col.  E.  Wigglesworth's  regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged,  Nov.  30,  1776,  at 
Albany,  N.  Y.  Enlisted,  Feb.  1 ,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town, 
a  resident,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of 
the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Was  with  com- 
pany at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778,  and  deserted  July  7,  1779. 
Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  4,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's  regiment,  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  Aug.  6,  1780.  He  returned,  Sept.  1, 1780, 
to  his  regiment  above,  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts,  to  serve  sixteen 
months'  enlistment,  and  was  in  Capt.  T.  Remick's  company  until 
December,  1780,  when  the  company  was  transferred  to  the  First 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Description  on  roll,  Feb.  4, 
1781 :  twenty-one  years  old,  five  feet  ten  inches  tall,  dark  complexion 


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and  eyes,  residence,  Kittery.  On  May  10,  1781,  he  enlisted  for  three 
years,  serving  in  same  company  and  regiment,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Dec.  23, 1783,  from  same  regiment  at  New  York  by  Maj.-Gen. 
Knox,  commanding  the  American  forces  on  the  Hudson  River. 

Commissioned  Ensign,  May  16,  1796,  of  the  Second  Regiment  of 
York  County  militia,  and  promoted  to  Lieutenant  May  25,  1801,  but 
refused  to  serve. 

Born  June  1,  1760,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Andrew,  before 
mentioned.  Married  Olive  Scriggins  March  1,  1785,  at  Kittery,  both 
residents.  Always  lived  in  the  town. 

He  died  May  27,  1809,  at  Kittery.  His  widow  Olive,  in  1837, 
when  she  was  living  at  Kittery,  and  seventy-three  years  old,  applied 
for  the  State  bounty. 

LYDSTON,  TIMOTHY,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  8,  1778,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  Wm.  Spinney's  company,  of  Colonel  Cogswell's  regiment,  Mas- 
sachusetts State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1778. 

LYDSTON,  WILLIAM,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  service  at  Fort  Sullivan  before  December,  1776,  and 
he  left  before  his  term  was  up,  and  enlisted  for  a  campaign  with  the 
Continental  Army.  This  service  was  probably  in  Capt.  Wm.  Hoi- 
brook's  company,  of  Col.  John  Frost's  regiment,  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops,  from  December,  1776,  to  March,  1777,  around  New 
York  and  Connecticut.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  and 
served  as  a  Corporal  in  Capt.  T.  Cutts'  company,  of  Major  D. 
Littlefield's  battalion,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Sept.  10,  1779. 

Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery  in  November,  1780,  to 
Sarah  Gowel,  both  of  Kittery.  Living  in  the  town  with  wife  Sarah 
in  1781. 

MACE,  ANDREW,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  D.  Quinby's  company  of 
Colonel  Wingate's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  service 
in  Canada;  was  in  company  in  July,  1776.  Enlisted,  Sept.  8,  1777, 
from  East  Kingston,  N.  H.,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Currier's  company  of  Col.  Abraham  Drake's  regiment  of  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops  ;  service  in  Burgoyne  campaign  ;  discharged,  Dec. 
16,  1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  7,  1780,  and  served  as  a  Cor. 
poral  in  Capt.  J.  Eastman's  company  of  Col.  T.  Bartlett's  regiment 


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of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  service  at  West  Point,  N.  Y. ; 
discharged,  Oct.  2i,  1780.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  18,  1781,  for 
East  Kingston,  N.  H.,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Webster's 
company  of  Colonel  Reynold's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops;  discharged,  Nov.  25,  1781. 

Was  a  private  in  Capt.  James  Gowen's  company  of  Col.  J. 
Preble's  regiment,  in  the  King's  service.  Enlisted,  April  13,  1758, 
service  at  Crown  Point  and  Ticonderoga;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1758. 
Belonged  to  the  fourth  company  of  town  militia,  March  19,  1759, 
and  July,  1762. 

Married,  Dec.  12,  1759,  at  Kittery,  Rebecca  Ferbush,  both  of 
Kittery.  Living  in  upper  part  of  Second  Parish,  Kittery,  in  1776» 
and  at  Berwick,  in  1782. 

MAHANY,  THOMAS,  Private  and  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  July  4,  1775,  a  resident,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
Colonies,  in  company  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775,  and  was  probably 
discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  in  1776,  and  served  in  Capt.  T. 
Salter's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was 
at  Fort  Washington,  Feb.  17,  1776.  Enlisted,  Aug.  18,  1776,  as 
corporal  marine,  on  Continental  frigate  "Raleigh,"  was  five  feet  eight 
inches  and  a  half  tall,  sandy  complexion.  Enlisted  in  November, 
1776,  on  the  privateer  "  Dalton,"  Capt.  E.  Johnston;  was  captured 
on  her  Dec.  24,  1776,  and  taken  to  Plymouth,  England,  where  he 
was  confined  in. Mill  Prison,  until  March  15,  1779,  when  he  was 
exchanged  to  Nantes,  France;  where  on  April  14,  1779,  he  enlisted 
for  one  year  in  the  Continental  Navy ;  resident  of  Kittery ;  went 
overland  to  L'Orient,  France,  and  joined  the  "  Richard"  there.  Was 
a  seaman,  of  Irish  birth,  on  the  Continental  frigate  "Richard," 
Captain  Jones,  in  the  fight  with  the  "  Serapis,"  Sept.  23,  1779. 
Probably  a  son  of  Michael  and  Elizabeth  Mahany  of  Kittery,  in 
1740. 

MANSON,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  22,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry. 
Re-engaged  Nov.  15,  1776.  Was  at  Ticonderoga  on  command  Dec. 
8,  1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months'  service, 
a  resident;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company,  of  Col. 
J.  Titcomb's  regiment,  in  Rhode  Island.  Enlisted,  Dec.  1,  1777,  for 


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the  war,  for  Boston ;  aged  twenty-six  years,  five  feet  nine  inches 
tall,  dark  complexion  and  eyes,  a  farmer.  Served  as  a  private  in 
Captain  Francis'  company  and  L.  Bailey's  company,  of  the  Second 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  to  Oct.  1,  1780  ;  then  transferred 
to  the  Sixteenth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  Captain  Hast- 
ings' company,  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  then  transferred,  with  the  same 
Captain,  to  the  Ninth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  to  Jan.  1, 
1 783 ;  then  transferred  to  the  Seventh  Massachusetts  Continental 
Infantry,  Captain  Allen's  company ;  and  honorably  discharged,  June 
9,  1783,  by  General  Washington,  his  time  having  expired. 

John,  Jr.,  name  on  back  of  a  list  of  the  third  company  of  town 
militia  July  12,  1779,  and  John  belonged  to  the  same  company  Oct. 
20,  1785. 

Baptized,  May  24,  1752,  in  the  Third  Parish,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Mary  Manson.  John,  Jr.,  resident  of  the  Third  Parish  in  1780. 
Married  Betsey  Shepherd,  at  Kittery,  Jan.  4,  1790,  both  residents. 
He  was  drowned  near  the  navy  yard  at  Kittery  about  1800. 

MANSON,  THOMAS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  81,  1775. 

Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  town  militia  June  23,  1779, 
also  Oct.  20,  1785. 

Born  July  15,  1748,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Leach) 
Manson.  Lived  in  Third  Parishin  1780.  Pensioned  March  4,  1813, 
at  $20.55  a  year,  for  services  as  private  in  Massachusetts  militia. 
A  pensioner  in  1834,  aged  eighty-six  years.  Lived  in  York  County, 
Me. 

MENDUM,  JOHN,  Quartermaster  and  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  service  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T. 
Thompson.  Was  a  quartermaster  on  her  in  August,  1778,  and  was 
on  her  probably  until  she  was  captured,  Sept.  28,  1778.  Was  not  on 
her  until  after  Jan.  22,  1778.  His  name  was  on  a  list  of  the  town's 
three-year  men  in  1778. 

Died  in  1806,  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  age,  sixty-eight  years.  A 
sea  captain. 

MENDUM,  JONATHAN,  Fifer  and  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  16,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry. 


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Re-engaged,  Nov.  15,  1776,  for  three  years  ;  was  in  company  at  Fort 
George,  Dec.  8,  1776.  After  Jan.  1,  was  private  in  Capt.  J.  Don- 
nel's  company,  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry 
(resident  of  the  town  and  enlisted  for  it),  to  Nov.  16, 1777 ;  promoted 
to  fifer  of  same  company ;  was  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778 ; 
dropped  to  private,  May  1,  1778.  Discharged,  Nov.  8,  1779,  from 
Capt.  T.  Remick's  company,  same  regiment. 

His  name  on  back  of  a  list  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia, 
July  12,  1779. 

A  resident  of  the  Third  Parish  in  August,  1780,  when  his  marriage 
intentions,  to  Sally  Partridge,  of  Portsmouth,  were  published  at 
Kittery. 

MENDUM,  WILLIAM,  Marine,  Private. 

Enlisted,  June  9,  1777,  as  a  marine  for  one  year,  residence, 
Kittery.  Enlisted,  service  (five  feet  six  and  a  half  inches  tall,  dark 
hair),  on  the  Continental  frigate  "Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson, 
and  remained  on  her  until  his  time  was  out,  then  honorably  discharged 
as  a  marine.  Residence,  Kittery,  in  1777.  Was  on  her  Jan.  22, 
1778,  at  L'Orient,  France. 

William,  Jr.,  married  Anna  Welch,  Oct.  18,  1781,  at  Kittery; 
both  were  residents.  Pensioned,  April  13,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars 
a  year,  for  service  as  a  marine  in  the  Continental  Navy.  On  July  4, 
1820,  he  lived  at  Kittery ;  was  sixty-six  years  old,  a  mariner ;  owned 
no  land  (wife,  Anna,  sixty-five  years  old,  and  daughter  Anna)  ;  died, 
Feb.  18,  1831.  Anna  Mendum,  of  York,  Me.,  in  1840,  age,  eighty- 
one  3rears,  a  pensioner. 

MITCHELL,  CHARLES,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  in  1775,  a  private  in  Capt.  George  Jerry 
Osborne's  company  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  Nov.  5, 1775  ;  and  in  Capt.  T.  Baiter's  company  of  Mattrosses 
at  Fort  Washington,  Feb.  17,  1776.  Enlisted  in  July,  1776,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Arnold's  company  of  Col.  J.  Win- 
gate's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  around  Ticon- 
deroga.  Probably  discharged  in  December,  1776. 

MITCHELL,  JOHN,  Private,  probably. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  6,  1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  E. 
Preble's  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778. 


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Marriage  intentions  to  Alice  Ellis  published  at  Kittery  in  April, 
1783,  both  residents.  His  claim  for  pension  under  act  of  June  7, 
1832,  was  rejected  because  he  did  not  serve  six  months.  He  lived  at 
Chesterville,  Me.,  then. 

MITCHELL,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Oct.  23,  1777.  May  have 
been  the  Joseph  Mitchell  on  board  the  Continental  frigate  "  Boston," 
in  1777,  Capt.  Hector  McNeil. 

Lived  in  the  First  Parish  in  1760.  Married  Elizabeth  Gerrish  at 
Kittery,  July  15,  1787,  both  residents. 

MITCHELL,  JOSIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service  in  1776.  Served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops. 
Was  in  it  Sept.  2,  1776,  near  Portsmouth.  Deserted  Oct.  17,  1776. 

MITCHELL,  WILLIAM,  Private  and  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  13,  1775,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Daniels'  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan  Nov.  13  and  Dec.  2,  1775.  He  said 
he  was  transferred,  in  1776,  to  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company,  at  Fort 
Washington,  and  served  remainder  of  time  there.  Enlisted  or  drafted 
in  December,  1776,  for  three  months,  and  served  in  Capt.  Wm. 
Holbrook's  company,  Col.  J.  Frost's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Enlisted  or  drafted  in  July,  1780,  for  six  months,  for  the 
town,  a  resident.  Marched  July  19,  1780,  from  Kittery;  served  in 
the  Continental  Army.  Discharged  Dec.  7,  1780.  Was  twenty-six 
years  old,  five  feet  ten  inches  tall,  and  dark  complexion.  Enlisted 
on  the  privateer  brig  "  Venus,"  Capt.  H.  Moore.  She  was  captured 
June  1,  1781,  by  H.  M.  S.  "  Lively,"  and  he  was  sent  to  the  Mill 
Prison,  England.  Resident  then  of  the  town. 

William,  Jr.  (same  one),  married  Susanna  Foy  Jan.  1,  1776,  at 
Kittery,  both  residents.  Pensioned  April  1,  1818,  of  Kittery,  at 
ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for  services  as  a  private  in  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Line.  Died  March  19,  1827,  in  York  County,  Me.,  aged 
seventy-four  years.  His  widow  Susanna,  died  Nov.  20,  1836,  aged 
eighty-three  years.  Children  and  heirs  in  1838  were :  son  Charles, 
of  Kittery  ;  daughter  Susanna,  wife  of  Andrew  W.  Black  ;  daughter 


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Martha,  wife  of  Henry  Black  ;  son  Richard,  all  of  Kittery,  and  Han- 
nah Mitchell,  widow  of  sou  Joseph,  who  died  Jan.  6,  1837,  and  left 
no  children. 

MOODY,  GEORGE,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  16,  1778,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  R.  Rogers'  company,  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment,  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  4,  1778. 

Born,  Aug.  1,  1735,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Edward  and  Mary  Moody. 

MOORE,  BENJAMIN,  Private  and  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  service  on  the  privateer  brig  "  Venus,"  Capt.  H.  Moore, 
and  was  captured  on  her  June  1,  1781,  by  H.  M.  S.,  "  Lively,"  and 
he  was  put  in  the  Mill  Prison,  in  England.  Residence,  Kittery. 

Pensioned,  April  21,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year  for  service 
as  a  private  in  the  New  Hampshire  Line.  Dropped  from  roll  in  1820, 
but  was  restored  June  10,  1824  ;  died  May  14,  1826,  in  York  County, 
Me.,  aged  sixty-nine  years. 

MOORE,  EDWARD. 

Enlisted,  June  10,  1775,  for  York,  Me.,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  Jonathan  Newel's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  the  Colonies.  Was  in  company  Oct.  30,  1775,  at  Cambridge  and 
re-enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year  and  served  as  a  private  with  the 
same  captain  in  the  Seventh  Continental  Regiment ;  service  around 
Boston,  to  Long  Island,  and  around  New  York  City.  Re-enlisted  Jan. 
1,  1777,  for  the  war  or  three  years,  for  Kittery,  and  served  as  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Darby's  company  of  the  Second  Massachusetts  Continen- 
tal Regiment.  In  his  company  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778 ; 
also  served  in  Capt.  Alden's  company  and  L.  Bailey's  company. 
Remained  in  Second  Massachusetts  to  Oct.  1,  1780,  then  transferred 
to  the  Sixteenth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  and  probably 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1780,  at  West  Point. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Lucy  Haley,  published  in  August,  1785, 
at  Kittery,  both  residents.  Pensioned,  April  13,  1818,  at  ninety-six 
dollars  a  year.  Lived  at  Kittery  in  July,  1820,  a  fisherman,  aged 
sixty  years.  Died  in  September,  1826. 

MOORE,  ISAAC,  Private  and  Drummer. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  town,  served  as  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 


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Colonies,  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  30,  1775,  and  re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776, 
for  one  year,  and  served  with  same  captain  in  the  Eighteenth  Con- 
tinental Infantry,  was  in  company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776. 
Enlisted  again,  Feb.  6,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  Deerfield,  N.  H., 
also  claimed  by  Kittery.  Served  as  a  drummer,  in  the  Third  New 
Hampshire  Continental  Infantry  ;  discharged,  Jan.  30,'1780.  Enlisted 
or  drafted,  Sept.  15,  1781,  for  Stratham,  N.  H.,  and  served  as  a 
drummer  in  Capt.  J.  Parsons'  company  of  Colonel  Russell's  Regiment 
of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  service  on  northern  border ;  dis- 
charged, Nov.  25,  1781. 

MOORE,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service  in  1776,  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's 
company  of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  around 
Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  was  in  it,  March  22  and  April  1,  1776,  abode  at 
Kittery,  thirty  years  old.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  4,  1780,  served 
as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's 
Battalion,  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged,  Dec.  24,  1780. 

Born,  June  25,  1748,  at  Kittery,  son  of  John  and  Jane  Moore, 
of  Kittery.  Married  Sarah  Chancy,  April  13,  1786,  at  Kittery, 
both  residents. 


MOORE,  ROBERT. 

Enlisted  in  August,  1776,  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh," 
was  five  feet  three  inches  tall,  an  American ;  never  returned  on  board, 
after  enlisting.  Enlisted  on  the  "  Ranger,"  in  1777,  and  served  on 
her  first  cruise.  Enlisted,  service  in  1780,  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
E.  Deering's  company  of  Mattresses,  and  was  at  one  of  the  forts  on 
the  river,  April  18,  1780. 

Marriage  intentions  (to  Elizabeth  Hutchings,  probably)  at  Kit- 
tery, in  August,  1783  ;  both  were  residents. 

MUGRIDGE,  BENJAMIN,  Corporal. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  28,  1778,  and  served  as  a  Corporal  of 
Capt.  T.  Hodgsdon's  company  of  Col.  T.  Poor's  regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Discharged  Jan.  29, 1779. 

Baptized,  June  10,  1751,  in  Third  Parish,  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Hannah  Mugridge.  Resident  of  the  town  July  10,  1776,  when  he 
subscribed  money  to  raise  soldiers  for  the  war. 


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MUGRIDGE,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged,  Dec.  24,  1780. 

Married  Temperance  Beal,  Oct.  3,  1782,  at  Kittery;  both  were 
residents. 

MUGRIDGE,  WILLIAM,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1777,  and  served  as  Sergeant  of 
Capt.  T.  Cutts'  company  of  Maj.  D.  Littlefield's  battalion  of  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops.  Discharged  Sept.  10,  1779. 

Belonged  to  the  second  company  of  the  town  militia,  a  private, 
April  20,  1757. 

Born,  May  8,  1737,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Mug- 
ridge.  Married  Elizabeth  Johnson,  Dec.  17,  1780,  at  Kittery,  Third 
Parish,  both  residents.  Resident  of  the  town  in  1784. 

NASON,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  16,  1778,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  R.  Rogers'  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment,  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops;  discharged,  Dec.  14,  1778.  Lived  in  the  upper 
part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1776. 

NASON,  JONATHAN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  town  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Captain  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
Colonies ;  served  until  Dec.  31, 1775,  and  then  re-enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Darby's  company  of  the  Seventh  Continental  Infantry  for 
one  year ;  as  he  said  in  1820,  he  was  in  this  company  and  regiment 
and  served  his  time.  Was  honorably  discharged  at  Fishkill,  N.  Y. 

Born,  Aug.  1,  1741,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Richard  and  Abigail 
(Libby)  Nason  of  Kittery.  Lived  in  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish 
in  1786.  Pensioned,  April  1, 1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year ;  living 
in  Eliot,  on  July  4,  1820 ;  age,  eighty-two  years  a  laborer,  with  wife 
Mary,  aged  eighty -three  years ;  owned  no  land,  and  retained  his 
pension.  Died  March  18,  1831,  aged  ninety-three  years. 

NASON,  NATHANIEL,  Private,  probably. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  June  1,  1778,  for  nine  months'  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  town ;  age,  twenty-seven  years,  five  feet 


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eight  inches  tall;  dark  complexion,  and  belonged  to  the  fourth  com- 
pany of  the  town  militia.  Lived  in  the  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish 
in  1776. 

NASON,    REUBEN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Dec.  15,   1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Captain 
Wild's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry. 
Died  Sept.  30,  1776,  in  the  service. 

NASON,  STEPHEN,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
Corporal  in  Captain  Leighton's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment, of  the  Colonies.  In  company  Oct.  28,  and  re-enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Captain  Wild's  com- 
pany, of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry.  Was  in  company  at 
Fort  George  Dec.  8,  1776.  His  name  was  on  a  list  of  men  from 
Kittery  in  1778,  who  had  enlisted  for  three  years  or  the  war. 

A  resident  of  the  town  in  June,  1779,  when  his  marriage  inten- 
tions to  Mary  Jones,  of  Portsmouth,  were  published  at  Kittery. 

NEAL,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  town,  and  served  as  a  private 
with  Stephen  Nason,  before  mentioned,  in  the  same  companies  and 
regiments,  during  1775  and  1776.  Was  at  Fort  George  Dec.  8,  1776. 
Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  1,  1778,  and  served  as  private  in  Captain 
Brown's  company,  of  Colonel  Wade's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops,  service  in  Rhode  Island.  Discharged  Jan.  1,  1779.  Enlisted 
again,  May  30,  1782,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  where  he  was  born 
also,  and  served  in  1782,  probably  in  Capt.  E.  Smith's  company,  of  the 
Fifth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  but  was  in  Capt.  J.  Ben- 
son's company,  of  the  First  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  when 
he  was  discharged  (about  July,  1783)  at  West  Point,  having  got  a 
substitute  to  serve  the  remainder  of  his  time. 

Married  Mary  Mendum  Sept.  16, 1779,  at  Kittery,  both  residents. 
He  lived  in  the  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1786,  and  lived  at 
Kittery  all  his  life,  except  the  last  two  years  before  his  death,  which 
occurred  at  York,  Me.,  Dec.  8,  1816.  Widow  Mary,  born  at  Kittery, 
was  living  Dec.  18,  1837,  aged  seventy-seven  years,  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  when  she  applied  for  the  State  (Maine)  bounty.  His  grand- 
son, William  Neal,  of  Kittery,  a  soldier  in  1861,  was  killed  at  the 


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Battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  a  great-grandson,  Charles  Neal  (son  of 
William),  was  a  captain  in  the  United  States  Army  in  the  late 
Spanish  War. 

NEAL,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service,  in  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Robert  Ford's 
company,  was  at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5, 1775.  Enlisted  again,  in  1776, 
and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  N.  Brown's  company,  of  Col.  Pierce 
Long's  Regiment,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  in  the  company 
at  Newcastle,  N.  H.,  from  Dec.  7,  1776,  to  Jan.  7,  1777.  Was  a 
private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Mattresses,  in  Fort  Sullivan 
or  Washington,  June  14,  1779,  April  18,  1780,  April  10  and  June  25, 
1781.  Also  a  private  in  Capt.  Mesheck  Bell's  company,  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops,  at  New  Castle,  from  Oct.  13,  1785,  to  June  13, 
1786.  Also  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company,  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops,  at  Fort  WiUiam  and  Mary,  from  Sept.  14,  1786,  to  May  31, 
1787. 

NELSON,  DANIEL,  Probably  Private. 

Enlisted,  service,  at  Fort  Sullivan.  There  June  4,  1777,  and 
Sept.  22,  1777. 

NELSON,  JOHN,  Fife  Major. 

Enlisted,  service,  as  fifer  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mat- 
trosses,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  eighteen  years  old,  residence,  Portsmouth. 
There  Dec.  17,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  and  there  until  Decem- 
ber, 1776,  when  he  enlisted,  or  was  drafted,  as  fifer  of  Capt.  Wm. 
Holbrook's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Frost's  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops,  and  was  appointed,  Jan.  9,  1777,  Fife  Major  of  the 
regiment.  Discharged  in  March,  1777. 

NORTON,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P. 
Hubbard's  company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  at  Kittery  and 
York.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1776. 

A  resident  of  the  First  Parish,  in  1760,  and  of  the  town,  in  1778, 
1779,  and  1781.  Married  Hannah  Hutchings,  March  6,  1786,  at 
Kittery,  both  residents. 

NORTON,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  for  Wakefield,  N.  H.,  in  April,  1775,  for  two  and  one 
half  months,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  David  Copp's  company  of  New 


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Hampshire  State  Troops.  Enlisted  again,  for  eight  months,  in  same 
company.  Was  at  Peirce  Island,  in  Piscataqua  River,  on  Nov.  5, 
and  25,  1775  ;  marched  in  December,  1775,  to  Cambridge  and  served 
several  months  there.  Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year  in  same 
company,  in  Gen.  Washington's  army.  Discharged  in  April,  1776, 
at  Boston,  for  sickness. 

Born,  Dec.  18,  1756,  in  Greenland,  N.  H.  Moved  to  Wakefield, 
N.  H.,  then  in  1780,  to  Kittery,  and  lived  there  to  1833,  when  he 
applied  for  a  pension.  Married,  first,  Margery  Norton,  March  21, 
1779,  at  Kittery.  Married,  second,  Eunice  Gunnison,  Aug.  19,  1784, 
at  Kittery. 

NOWEL,  KITTERY,  (Negro)  Cook's  Mate. 

Enlisted  service  in  1780,  was  Cook's  Mate  on  the  privateer 
"  America,"  Capt.  J.  Somes,  June  9,  1780;  was  from  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  and  five  feet  tall. 

Probably  Pharo  Nowel,  a  negro,  whose  marriage  intentions  to 
Molly  Morse,  a  negress,  were  published  October,  1784,  at  Kittery ; 
both  were  residents. 


NUTTER,  JACOB,  Quartermaster. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Also  reported  as  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  company  of 
Artillery  at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Was  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's 
company  of  Mattresses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Wash- 
ington, Feb.  17,  1776.  Enlisted  in  November,  1776,  on  the  privateer 
brig  "  Dalton,"  Capt.  E.  Johnston;  was  captured  on  her  Dec.  24, 
1776 ;  was  taken  to  Plymouth,  England,  and  confined  in  the  Mill 
Prison,  where  he  remained  until  March  15,  1779,  when  he  sailed  in  a 
cartel  for  Nantes,  France,  and  was  exchanged.  He  enlisted  here 
on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Alliance,"  Capt.  P.  Landais,  in  April^ 
1779,  for  one  year.  He  was  a  Quartermaster  on  the  Continental 
frigate  "Alliance,"  Capt.  P.  Landais,  on  Oct.  3,  1779,  and  was  on 
her  in  the  fight  with  the  British  frigate  "  Serapis  "  and  her  consorts, 
off  the  English  coast,  Sept.  23,  1779. 

Born  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  probably.  Lived  in  upper  part  of 
Second  Parish  in  1782  and  1786,  and  a  resident  of  the  town  July  4, 
1801,  when  his  marriage  intentions  to  Betsey  Johnson,  of  Berwick, 
were  published  at  Kittery. 


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O'BRIEN,  JOHN,  Private,  probably. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  9,  1779,  for  nine  months  for  the  town  ; 
eighteen  years  old  ;  five  feet  four  inches  tall  and  light  complexion  ; 
belonged  to  the  fifth  company  of  town  militia ;  served  in  Captain 
Farley's  company  in  the  Continental  Army ;  was  taken  prisoner,  Feb. 
3,  1780.  Enlisted  in  1781  on  the  sloop  "  Defence,"  Capt.  James 
Nevins,  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Navy.  Enlisted,  Dec.  20,  1781, 
for  three  years,  for  the  town  for  John  Rice's  class,  also  a  resident, 
and  served  in  Captain  Watraus'  company,  of  the  Eighth  Massachusetts 
Continental  Infantry.  He  was  a  private  in  Capt.  John  Burnham's 
company,  of  the  above  regiment,  during  one  of  his  enlistments.  He 
received  an  honorable  discharge  after  peace  was  declared. 

Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  Nov.  2,  1797,  to  Nabby 
Wilson,  both  residents;  pensioned,  June  17,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dol- 
lars a  year  for  service  as  private  in  Massachusetts  Continental  service. 

In  July,  1820,  he  was  living  at  Cornish,  Me.,  a  farmer;  fifty- 
nine  years  old ;  wife,  Abigail,  forty-nine  years  old  ;  owned  a  farm, 
and  his  pension  was  revoked;  pensioned  again,  March  4,  1831,  at 
eighty  dollars  a  year  for  same  service.  Lived  at  Cornish  in  1836,  and 
had  lived  there  for  thirty-six  years,  when  he  applied  for  the  State 
bounty. 

ORAM,  ROBERT,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10, 1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Shap- 
leigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  discharged,  Dec. 
81,  1775. 

Baptized,  Feb.  15,  1736,  in  First  Parish  of  town,  an  infant. 
Was  on  the  alarm  list  of  the  second  company  of  town  militia, 
April  20,  1757.  Lived  in  the  First  Parish  in  1760. 

ORDIORNE,  SAMUEL,  Carpenter  and  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775 ;  was  in  Capt.  William's  Deering's  company  of 
carpenters,  at  Kittery,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted,  Nov.  13,  1775,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Dec.  2,  1775 ;  was  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery,  near  Portsmouth, 
Sept.  2,  1776,  to  Dec.  7,  1776  ;  residence,  Kittery  ;  in  same  company, 
Jan.  14, 1777 ;  refused  to  march  to  Ticonderoga  in  February,  and  was 
put  on  board  the  Continental  frigate  "Raleigh,"  Jan.  27,  1777;  was 
five  feet  six  inches  tall,  and  light  complexion,  an  American  ;  probably 
did  not  remain  on  her  long. 


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Married,  Temperence   Underwood,  Aug.  26,  1783,  at  Kittery, 
both  residents.     Resident  of  town  in  1784. 


ORDIORNE,  SAMUEL,  JR.,  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  service  in  1777,  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Ranger," 
Captain  Jones,  and  went  on  her  as  seaman  on  her  first  cruise  to 
Europe  ;  sailed  from  the  Piscataqua,  Nov.  1,  1777,  for  France  ;  cap- 
tured the  British  man-of-war  "  Drake"  in  April,  1778  ;  she  returned 
to  the  United  States,  arriving  in  the  Piscataqua,  on  Oct.  16,  1778, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged ;  was  then  a  resident  of  the  town. 

Commissioned  Third  Lieutenant,  Dec.  18,  1792,  in  the  United 
States  Revenue  Cutter  Service ;  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant, 
Oct.  26,  1795,  and  to  First  Lieutenant,  June  21,  1799  ;  served  on  the 
cutters  "  Scammel"  and  "  Governor  Oilman"  on  the  Maine  and  New 
Hampshire  coasts. 

He  was  pensioned  under  Act  of  March  18,  1818  of  Kittery, 
(sixty-three  years  old,)  forthe  above  Continental  service,  and  in  July, 
1820,  was  living  in  the  town,  aged  sixty-two  years,  a  seaman,  wife 
Sampercine,  aged  fifty-two  years,  owned  no  land,  and  his  pension 
was  continued. 

PAGE,  EDWARD,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  51,1775.  Enlisted,  June  1,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Dis- 
charged Nov.  13,  1776.  Enlisted,  Nov.  19,  1776,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery  of  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  was  in  company 
Dec.  7,  1776,  and  Jan.  7,  1777.  Enlisted,  March  5,  1777,  for  one 
year,  residence,  Kittery,  five  feet  six  inches  tall,  fresh  complexion,  an 
American,  as  a  marine,  at  six  and  two-thirds  dollars  a  month  wages, 
on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  Thompson.  Deserted, 
April  10,  1777.  He  said  in  his  pension  application  that  he  was  in 
Capt.  William  Holbrook's  company,  Col.  J.  Frost's  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops,  December,  1776  to  March,  1777,  and 
was  also  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops,  in  1777. 

Married  Miriam  Burbank,  Dec.  19, 1782,  at  Kittery,  both  residents. 
Pensioned,  April  13,  1818,  of  Kittery,  sixty  years  old,  at  ninety-six 


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dollars  a  year,  for  service  as  private  in  New  Hampshire  Line.  A 
pensioner  in  1834,  age  seventy-seven  years,  living  in  York  County  ; 
said  he  was  eighty-two  years  old  in  1887,  living  at  Kittery. 

PARKER,  WILLIAM,  Private  and  Fifer. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  fifer  of  Capt.  J.  Shap- 
leigh's  company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31, 
1775.  Enlisted,  Feb.  21,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S. 
Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry.  Was  in 
company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug. 
14,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company 
of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Dis- 
charged Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y.  Enlisted  or 
drafted  April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's 
company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  22,  1780. 

Born,  May  9,  1756,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary 
Parker.  Marriage  intentions  at  Kittery,  Aug.  24, 1777,  to  Susannah 
Lewis,  both  residents.  Lived  in  the  Third  Parish  in  1780. 

PARKS,  NOAH,  Private,  probably. 

Enlisted,  March  12,  1782,  for  three  years,  born  at  Kittery,  and 
a  resident,  twenty-six  years  old,  five  feet  four  inches  tall,  a  laborer ; 
was  in  Captain  King's  company,  of  the  Seventh  Massachusetts  Infan- 
try. In  an  earlier  roll  of  the  same  company  his  description  was : 
Twenty-five  years  old,  five  feet  five  and  one  half  inches  tall,  brown 
hair,  light  complexion,  a  farmer.  Enlisted,  Dec.  1,  1781,  for  three 
years,  for  Weston,  Massachusetts,  and  residence  there. 

PARSONS,  RICHARD,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  in  1775,  was  a  private  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's 
company  of  Artillery,  at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted 
service  as  a  private  in  Captains  G.  Turner  and  E.  Deering's  companies 
of  Field  Artillery,  at  Portsmouth,  Jan.  17,  1776,  Feb.  6,  1776,  and 
March  22,  1776,  also  April  1,  1776  ;  residence  Kittery,  and  twenty- 
five  years  old. 

PATCH,  BENJAMIN,  Private,  probably. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  23,  1779,  for  nine  months,  for  the 
town,  a  resident;  forty-nine  years  old,  five  feet  five  inches  tall, 


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dark  complexion,  and  belonged  to  the  fourth  company  of  town  militia  ; 
service  in  one  of  the  Continental  regiments. 

Served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  James  Gowen's  company,  of  Col. 
J.  Preble's  regiment,  in  the  King's  service,  for  the  reduction  of 
Canada;  enlisted  April  8,  1758,  resident  of  the  town;  discharged 
Oct.  10,  1758.  Also  as  private  in  Capt.  Humphrey  Chadbourn's 
company,  in  the  King's  service  about  the  Lakes  and  in  Canada. 
Enlisted  March  6, 1760  ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1760. 

Belonged  to  the  fourth  company  of  town  militia  Oct.  15,  1754, 
March  28,  1757,  and  March  19,  1759.  Lived  in  the  upper  part  of 
the  Second  Parish  in  1760  and  1782. 

PATCH,  GEORGE,  Private. 

Enlisted,  probably  Dec.  13,  1776,  and  served  probably  as  private 
in  Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company  of  Col.  John  Frost's  regiment  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  probably  discharged,  March  13,  1777. 
Enlisted,  Sept.  8,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and  served  as 
private  in  Captain  Lyman's  company  of  Col.  William  R.  Lee's  Conti- 
nental Regiment,  until  its  consolidation,  April  22,  1779,  with  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  Continental  Regiment,  when  he  joined  Capt.  John 
Hastings'  company  of  said  regiment;  deserted,  May  1,  1779;  but 
returned  to  the  regiment,  Aug.  27,  1779  ;  and  on  Dec.  27,  1779,  he 
re-enlisted  for  the  war,  serving  in  same  company  and  regiment  which 
was  called  the  Sixteenth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  after 
July  23,  1780,  until  Jan.  1,  1781,  when  it  was  consolidated  with  the 
other  Massachusetts  regiments  and  he  was  transferred  with  the  same 
captain  to  the  Ninth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  ;  he  was  then 
twenty-two  years  old,  five  feet  seven  inches  tall ;  dark  hair  and  com- 
plexion, a  yeoman,  and  residence  at  Kittery  and  enlisted  for  same. 
He  served  in  this  regiment  until  Jan.  1,  1783,  when  it  was  consoli- 
dated and  he  was  transferred  with  same  captain  to  the  Seventh 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  where  he  served  until  June  8, 
1783,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged,  and  was  entitled  to  an 
honor  badge  for  faithful  service  since  August,  1777. 

Married  .Sarah  Black,  March  14,  1782,  at  Kittery,  both  residents  ; 
living  in  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1786.  He  died  Feb.  17, 
1816,  at  Kittery.  His  widow,  Sarah,  was  living  on  Gerrish  Island  in 
1837,  aged  seventy-five  years,  when  she  applied  for  the  State  bounty  ; 
she  said  that  her  husband  first  enlisted  for  three  months,  then  for 
three  years,  then  for  the  war,  and  that  he  had  lived  fifty-five  years 
in  the  town  before  his  death. 


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PATCH,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  December,  1775,  for  one  year  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowell's  company  of  the  Seventh  Continental 
Infantry  his  full  time.  Enlisted,  Jan.  1, 1777,  for  the  war,  for  the  town, 
and  a  resident ;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of 
the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  ;  was  in  company, 
Jan.  23,  1778  ;  (was  five  feet  ten  inches  tall ;  light  complexion,  brown 
hair)  ;  at  Valley  Forge,  and  was  in  company  and  regiment,  Dec.  31, 
1780;  transferred  to  Capt.  James  Means' company  of  the  Second 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  and  honorably  discharged  by 
General  Washington,  at  New  Windsor,  probably  on  June  10,  1783. 

His  family  was  supplied  by  town  in  1777,  1778,  and  1779.  John, 
Jr.,  married  Susannah  Patch  at  Kittery,  March  20,  1769  ;  both  were 
residents  ;  he  was  also  in  1815  ;  pensioned,  April  14, 1818,  of  Eliot,  at 
ninety-six  dollars  a  year  until  his  death.  Living  in  July,  1820,  at 
Eliot,  Me.,  age,  seventy-seven  years  ;  said  his  wife  had  run  away  ; 
children  all  dead.  Died  March  18,  1831,  in  York  County,  aged 
eighty-five  years. 


PATCH,  JONATHAN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Oct.  16,  1776 ;  residence  at  Kittery,  in  Capt.  N. 
Brown's  company  of  Col.  Pierce  Long's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops  as  a  private.  Was  at  New  Castle,  N.  H.,  Dec.  7, 1776. 
Enlisted,  Feb.  25,  1777,  for  the  town,  and  a  resident,  for  the  war. 
A  blacksmith,  enlisted  at  Kittery  by  Lieutenant  Frost,  and  served 
as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massa- 
chusetts Continental  Infantry.  Was  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778. 
In  winter  of  1780,  went  home  to  Kittery  on  a  furlough  as  he  was 
badly  hurt  by  an  explosion  at  West  Point. 

Family  was  supplied  by  town  in  1777,  1778,  and  1779.  Born  at 
Kittery,  son  of  John  Patch,  and  moved  to  Shapleigh,  Me.,  after  the 
Revolution,  a  brother  to  Samuel  Patch,  also  a  soldier  from  the  town. 
Married  Mary  Davis,  Dec.  16,  1773,  at  Kittery,  both  residents.  Lived 
at  Shapleigh,  York  County,  in  1801,  when  he  was  allowed  twenty 
dollars  or  two  hundred  acres  of  land  by  Massachusetts  resolution  of 
March  5,  1801.  Pensioned  July  11,  1806,  at  sixty  dollars  a  year  by 
the  United  States  Act  of  April  10,  1806,  for  losing  an  eye  and  other 
injuries,  by  blasting  rocks  at  West  Point  in  the  war  ;  increased  by  Act 
of  April  24,  1816,  to  ninety-six  dollars.  Transferred  from  March  4, 
1826.  Living  hi  York  County.  Said  he  was  living  at  Shapleigh  in 


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1825,  and  was  seventy-four  years  old.     Died  Sept.  20,   1832,  at 
Shapleigh.     His  wife  died  before  this  at  Shapleigh. 


PATCH,  ROBERT,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  a  resident  of  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Captain  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment of  the  Colonies.  Was  in  the  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  at  Cam- 
bridge. Re-enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental 
Infantry.  Was  in  company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776  ;  re-engaged 
Nov.  29,  1777,  for  the  town,  to  serve  three  years  or  the  war,  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company 
of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Was  in  com- 
pany Jan.  23,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge.  Deserted  Feb.  4,  1778.  Lived 
in  upper  part  of  Second  Parish  in  1776. 


PATCH,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Oct.  16,  1776,  residence  Kittery,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  N.  Brown's  company  of  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment  of 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was  at  New  Castle,  N.  H.,  in  company, 
on  Dec.  7,  1776,  and  Jan.  13,  1777.  Enlisted,  March  1,  1777,  for  the 
war,  for  the  town,  and  a  resident ;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S. 
Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infan- 
try, with  company,  Jan.  23,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge.  Deserted, 
March  22,  1780. 

Went  home  to  Kittery,  in  winter  of  1780,  on  furlough  with  his 
brother  Jonathan,  also  a  soldier  from  Kittery.  Married  Lydia 
Patch,  Feb.  3,  1780,  at  Kittery,  both  residents.  Had  wife  Lydia,  in 
1823,  who  was  sixty-six  years  old.  Lived  at  Shapleigh,  Me.,  when 
he  was  allowed  twenty  dollars,  or  two  hundred  acres  of  land  by 
resolution  of  March  5,  1801,  of  the  Massachusetts  Legislature;  was 
also  living  there  when  his  claim  for  a  pension  under  Act  of  Congress 
of  June  7, 1832,  was  rejected,  for  being  a  deserter.  He  said  in  1834, 
to  explain  his  desertion,  that  he  started  to  return  to  the  army  when 
his  furlough  was  up,  but  at  Ipswich  he  fell  from  a  house  frame  and 
had  his  shoulder  dislocated,  and  so  did  not  return  ;  said  he  was  born 
at  Kittery,  son  of  John  Patch,  would  be  seventy-seven  years  old  in 
October,  1835,  and  moved  to  Shapleigh  in  1780,  and  had  lived  there 
ever  since,  also  living  there  in  1840. 


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PAUL,  AMOS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775,  resident  of  town,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
Colonies;  was  in  company,  Nov.  28,  1775,  at  Cambridge,  and  was 
probably  discharged,  Dec.  81,  1775. 

Amos,  Jan.,  married  Margery  Tutherly,  May  8,  1777,  at 
Kittery,  both  residents. 

PAUL,  JEREMIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  9,  1776,  resident  of  town,  and  served 
as  a  private  in  Captain  Leighton's  company  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  about  Nov.  30, 1776. 

PAUL,  JOSIAH,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
Sergeant  of  Captain  Leighton's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment of  the  Colonies  ;  in  company,  Oct.  28,  1775,  at  Cambridge,  and 
probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  9, 
1776,  resident  of  town,  and  served  as  a  Sergeant  with  the  same  Cap- 
tain, in  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 
Discharged  Nov.  30,  1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and 
served  as  a  Sergeant  of  Captain  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J. 
Storer's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov. 
30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y. 

PAUL,  JOSEPH,  SR.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  11,  1776,  resident  of  town,  thirty-eight  years  old  ; 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniels'  company  of  Mattresses,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan  Feb.  12,  1776,  and 
March  18,  1776. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Margaret  Huson,  of  Wells,  Me.,  published 
Oct.  18, 1760,  at  Kittery,  where  he  lived. 

PAUL,  JOSEPH,  JR.,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Captain  Cutts'  company  of  Major  Littlefield's  battalion  of  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops.  Discharged,  Sept.  10,  1779.  Enlisted  or  drafted, 
in  July,  1780,  for  six  months,  for  the  town,  and  a  resident,  eighteen 
years  old,  five  feet  four  inches  tall,  dark  complexion;  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  John  Williams'  company,  of  the  First  Massachusetts 
Continental  regiment.  Discharged,  Feb.  1,  1781,  from  this  company. 


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Joseph,  Jr.,  married  Keziah  Staples,  Nov.  24,  1784,  at  Kittery, 
both  residents. 

PAUL,  MARK,  Seaman. 

Enlisted  service,  in  the  Continental  Navy.  Was  a  boy  of 
American  birth  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Richard,"  Capt.  J.  Paul 
Jones,  and  was  on  her  Sept.  23,  1779,  in  fight  with  and  capture  of  H. 
M.  S.  "  Serapis."  Was  on  the  privateer  "Aurora,"  Capt.  David 
Porter  (a  ship  of  Massachusetts,  same  captain,  in  1780,  of  ten  guns 
and  twenty  men),  at  Boston,  June  16,  1781.  Age  twenty-one  years, 
four  feet  nine  inches  tall. 

PERKINS,  ELIAS,  Private. 

Enlisted,  or  drafted,  March  18,  1780,  resident  of  the  town,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Nathan  Lord's  company  of  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops,  on  detached  duty  at  Camden,  Me.  Discharged, 
June  18,  1780. 

PERKINS,  JOHN,  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  in  November,  1776,  on  the  privateer  brig  "  Dalton," 
Capt.  E.  Johnston,  at  Kittery ;  was  captured  on  her,  and  taken  to 
Mill  Prison,  Plymouth,  England,  where  he  remained  until  March, 
1779,  when  he  was  exchanged  to  France.  A  resident  of  the  town. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Hannah  Tod,  published  at  Kittery,  Nov. 
25,  1792,  both  of  Kittery. 

PERRY,  RICHARD,  SB.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private,  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  at  Kittery 
Point.  Discharged,  Dec.  81,  1775.  Enlisted,  in  1776,  and  served  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company,  of  Field  Artillery,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Portsmouth ;  in  it  March  22,  1776,  when 
he  was  thirty-eight  years  old,  and  abode  at  Portsmouth,  also  April  1 , 

1776,  Sept.  2,  1776,  to  Jan.  7,  1777,  and  longer.     Enlisted  again,  in 

1777,  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Mattresses,  was  at  Fort  Wash- 
ington, May  26,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777.     He  was  taken  prisoner 
in  June,  1779,  by  the  British  (probably  was  on  a  privateer),  and  put 
in  Mill  Prison,  England.     Enlisted  again,  as,  on  April  18,  1780,  he 
was  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops, 
at  one  of  the  forts  on  the  river. 

Residence  in  First  Parish,  of  Kittery,  1760. 


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PERRY,  RICHARD,  JR.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  16,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops, 
at  Portsmouth,  from  that  date  to  Jan.  7,  1777,  and  longer.  Enlisted 
Feb.  9,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town  and  a  resident;  was  at 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778,  in  Capt.  S.  Darby's  company  and  served 
also  in  Alden's  company,  both  of  the  Second  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental Regiment,  as  private.  Discharged  Feb.  15,  1780. 

Family  was  supplied  by  the  town  in  1777,  1778,  and  1779. 

PICKERNAL,  NELSON,  Drummer. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  and  served  as  a  drummer  in 
Captain  Cutts'  company  of  Major  Littlefield's  battalion  of  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops.  Deserted. 

Baptized,  March  15,  1752,  in  Third  Parish,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Esther  Pickernal.  Marriage  intentions  to  Anna  Place  published  at 
Kittery,  March,  1774,  both  residents.  Lived  in  the  Third  Parish  in 
1780. 

PIERCE,  STEPHEN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  1,  1778,  and  served  in 
Captain  Preble's  company  of  Colonel  Gerrish's  regiment,  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops.  Discharged  July  3,  1778. 

PILLSBURY,   NATHAN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  11,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and  a 
resident;  served  as  a  private  in  Captains  S.  Darby's  and  Alden's 
companies,  of  the  Second  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  With 
company  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778.  Discharged  Feb.  11,  1780, 
at  West  Point.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Captain  Bragdon's  company,  of  Lieut.-Col.  Prime's  bat- 
talion, of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  20,  1780. 
Enlisted  in  April,  1781,  for  three  years,  for  the  town;  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  company,  of  the  Fourth  Massachu- 
setts Continental  Infantry.  Discharged  in  December,  1783,  at  West 
Point,  from  this  company  and  regiment,  by  Gen.  Michael  Jackson. 

He  was  fifty-eight  years  old  in  1818,  and  said  he  was  in  the 
Burgoyne  campaign,  battle  of  Monmouth,  and  storming  of  Stony 
Point  in  his  first  enlistment,  and  at  the  taking  of  Yorktown  in  his 


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second  enlistment.  So  that  he  was  probably  in  the  Light  Infantry 
company  of  the  Second  Massachusetts,  on  July  15,  1779,  at  Stony 
Point,  and  belonged  to  the  Light  Infantry  company  of  the  Fourth,  in 
the  Yorktown  campaign,  in  October,  1781,  as  the  Fourth  did  not  go 
to  Yorktown  as  a  regiment. 

He  lived  at  Thomaston,  Me.,  for  about  forty  years,  and  died  in 
that  town  May  23,  1826.  His  widow  Lucy,  of  Thomaston  in  1835, 
aged  seventy-three  years,  said  he  enlisted  in  1775,  under  Colonel 
Scammel,  and  that  he  also  served  two  three-year  terms,  and  was  a 
resident  of  Kittery  when  he  enlisted. 

PHILLIPS,  ANDREW,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  December,  1776,  and  served  as  First 
Sergeant  of  Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company,  of  Col.  John  Frost's 
regiment,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Honorably  discharged  in 
March,  1777. 

He  was  living  in  the  First  Parish  in  1760.  Married  Lettice 
Fernald  March  19,  1771,  at  Kittery,  both  residents.  He  died  July 
10,  1830.  A  pension  was  granted  to  Lettice,  widow  of  Andrew 
Phillips,  under  act  of  July  4,  1835  ;  she  lived  at  Kittery  ;  but  it  was 
soon  after  suspended,  as  no  roll  of  soldiers  of  the  Revolution  with  his 
name  on  it  could  be  found.  Probably  served  in  the  companies  raised 
in  1776.  Widow  Lettice  was  living  at  Kittery  in  1837,  and  was 
eighty-two  years  old. 

PLAISTED,  JOSEPH,  Fifer. 

Enlisted  service  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Mattresses,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Washington,  Feb.  17, 
1776.  Enlisted  in  July,  1776,  and  served  as  a  fifer  of  Capt.  J. 
Arnold's  company  of  Col.  J.  Wingate's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops  around  Ticonderoga  ;  probably  discharged  in  December, 
1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted  in  Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company  of  Col. 
John  Frost's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  December, 
1776,  and  then  enlisted  into  the  Continental  service  for  three  years 
or  the  war,  Dec.  25,  1776,  for  Kittery,  and  among  her  three-year  or 
war  men  in  1778  ;  was  also  claimed  by  the  town  of  York,  Me.  Died 
Nov.  2,  1781,  from  a  guu  shot  wound,  probably  at  York,  Me. 

PLUMBLEY,  OLIVER,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  15,  1777,  for  the  war,  for  the  town,  residence, 
Uxbridge,  Mass.,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelright's 


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company  of  the  Eleventh  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  until 
Dec.  81,  1779  ;  with  the  regiment  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25, 1778,  and 
belonged  to  York,  Me. ;  then  in  Capt.  McFarland's  company  of  the 
Invalid  Corps,  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  15,  1780,  when  he  deserted, 
but  returned  to  duty,  June  20,  1781,  and  served  in  Captain  Francis' 
company  of  the  Tenth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  the 
remainder  of  that  year  but  deserted  again,  July  17,  1782. 

POKESFIELD  (or  SPOKESFIELD),  HENRY,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Dec.  1,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Captain 
Fernald's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry ;  sick  in 
General  Hospital  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776. 

POKESFIELD  (or  SPOKESFIELD),  THOMAS,  Private,  Corporal, 

and  Seaman* 

Enlisted,  May  12,  1775,  resident  of  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Captain  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  the  Colonies,  in  company,  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  re-enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776,  for  one  year ;  served  as  private  with  same  captain  in  Eighteenth 
Continental  Infantry,  was  at  Fort  George  with  his  company,  Dec.  8, 
1776.  Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  and 
served  as  private  and  Corporal  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry ;  was  with  company 
March  20,  1777,  at  Boston ;  Jan.  22,  1778,  at  Valley  Forge,  and 
Dec.  81,  1779.  Enlisted,  Jan.  20,  1780,  and  served  as  a  seaman  on 
the  Massachusetts  State  ship  "Protector,"  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams. Discharged,  Aug.  17,  1780. 

PRAY,  EBENEZER,  Carpenter's  Mate. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  in  Capt.  Wm.  Deering's  company  of  Car- 
penters on  the  Piscataqua  River,  in  this  company,  Nov.  5,  1775. 
Enlisted  or  appointed  carpenter's  mate,  July  29,  1776,  pay,  $10f  per 
month,  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson. 
Enlisted  again,  Jan.  30,  1777,  on  her  in  same  position,  at  $9£  per 
month,  an  American.  Residence,  Kittery,  five  feet  seven  inches 
tall,  dark  complexion,  was  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778,  at  L'Orient, 
France,  and  probably  remained  on  her  until  her  capture,  Sept.  28, 
1778. 

His  name  was  on  roll  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia,  April 
12,  1757,  also  on  back  of  list  of  same  company,  June  23,  1779. 

Born,  Oct.  4,  1728,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Capt.  John  Pray, 


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before  mentioned.  Marriage  intentions  to  Elizabeth  Gunnison, 
published  Oct.  26,  1751,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were  residents.  Ebenezer 
and  wife  Elizabeth  appeared  to  be  living  on  the  lower  island  of  the 
Navy  Yard,  Oct.  6, 1769.  He  had  a  son  William,  baptized  March  5, 

1775,  in  the  First  Parish. 

PRAY,  JOSHUA,  Carpenter. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  in  Capt.  William  Deering's  company  of  Carpen- 
ters, on  the  river;  in  company  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  18, 

1776,  abode,  Kittery,  forty-two  years  old,  and  served  in  Capt.  E. 
Daniel's  company  of  Mattresses  at  Fort  Sullivan  ;  was  there  Feb.  12, 
1776,  and  March  18,  1776. 

His  name  was  on  back  of  a  list  of  the  third  company  of  town 
militia,  June  23,  1779,  and  he  was  on  the  alarm  list  of  same  company 
Oct.  20,  1785. 

Born,  Feb.  14,  1733,  at  Kittery,  brother  to  Capt.  John  Pray 
before  mentioned.  Residence  in  First  Pariah  in  1760. 

PRAY,  SAMUEL,  Carpenter. 

Enlisted  in  service  in  1775,  in  Capt.  William  Deering's  company 
of  Carpenters,  on  the  river;  in  company  Nov.  5,  1775. 

Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  the  town  militia  April  12, 
1757,  also  Feb.  18,  1777,  and  on  back  of  list  of  same  company  June 
23,  1779,  on  alarm  list  of  same  company  Oct.  20,  1785. 

Born,  April  19,  1731,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Capt.  John  Pray 
before  mentioned.  Married  Susannah  Dunn,  Sept.  27,  1753,  at 
Kittery.  Marriage  intentions  to  Mrs.  Sarah  Bever,  published  April 
28,  1759,  at  Kittery,  both  residents.  Residence  in  First  Parish  in 
1760,  probably  on  Fernald's  Island  (lower  Navy  Yard  island). 

RAITT,  ANDREW,  Private. 

Enlisted  service  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Mattresses, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  At  Fort  Washington,  Feb.  17,  1776. 
Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment.  Discharged 
Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Heights.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  2, 
1779,  and  served  in  Capt.  A.  Martin's  company  of  Col.  N.  Tyler's 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  Rhode  Island.  Dis- 
charged, Dec.  1,  1779.  Enlisted,  Feb.  12,  1782,  for  three  years 
probably,  and  served  as  a  private  in  the  Tenth  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental regiment  until  Jan.  1,  1783, 


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Born,  Jan.  81,  1757,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Alexander  and  Miriam 
Raitt.  He  lived  in  the  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1786. 
Died,  May  27,  1791,  leaving  no  issue. 

REED,  BENJAMIN. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Mattrosses,  at 
Fort  Washington,  Feb.  16, 1776,  May  26,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777. 

REED,  GEORGE,  Corporal. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  was  a  corporal  of  Capt.  T.  Salter's  com- 
pany of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Washing- 
ton, Nov.  5,  1775,  Feb.  16,  1776,  and  March  20,  1776. 

REED,  ISAAC,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Hodgsdon's 
company  ;  was  at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted  or  drafted, 
July  1,  1778,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Brown's  company  of 
Col.  N.  Wade's  regiment  in  Rhode  Island.  Discharged,  Dec.  31, 1778. 

Belonged  to  the  third  foot  company  of  the  town  militia,  April 
12,  1757.  Lived  in  lower  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1760. 

REMICK,  JACOB,  Private  and  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  8,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  N. 
Rawlins'  company,  of  Colonel  Drake's  regiment  of  Infantry,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops.  Service  in  the  Burgoyne  campaign,  in  New 
York  and  Vermont.  Discharged  Dec.  15,  1777.  Enlisted  on  the 
privateer  brig  "  Venus,"  Capt.  H.  Moore,  of  four  guns  and  thirty-five 
men,  hailing  from  New  Hampshire.  She  was  taken  by  the  British 
June  1,  1781,  and  in  the  following  November  he  was  confined  in  the 
old  Mill  Prison,  in  England. 

He,  Jacob,  Jr.,  was  a  member  of  the  third  company  of  Kittery 
militia  June  28,  1779. 

Born  Dec.  9,  1756,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Lieut.  Benjamin 
Remick,  before  mentioned.  Married  Susannah  Yeaton,  of  Rye,  N. 
H.,  Nov.  1,  1789,  and  they  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town  now  Eliot, 
near  the  residence  of  Augustus  P.  Shapleigh,  where  he  died  May  16, 
1814,  and  was  buried  there.  He  was  a  cordwainer,  sailor,  sea  captain, 
and  farmer,  and  has  several  descendants. 

REMICK,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Captain  Leighton's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 


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ment,  of  the  United  Colonies.     Was  in  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  at 
Cambridge.     Probably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Probably  the  James  Remick  whose  marriage  intentions  to  Anna 
Parry,  both  of  the  town,  were  published  July  25,  1776,  at  Kittery. 

REMICK,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months,  and  served  as 
a  private  in  Capt.  8.  Grant's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  Regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  Rhode  Island. 

Belonged  to  the  First  Foot  Company  of  town  militia,  March  15, 
1757. 

A  son  of  Joshua  and  Dorcas  (Hill)  Remick,  of  Kittery.  Married 
June  25,  1756,  Sarah  Wells,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  at  Portsmouth. 
He  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town  now  Eliot,  until  1794,  when  he  sold 
his  farm  in  Kittery,  and  bought  one  in  Lebanon,  Me.  Removed  there 
and  lived  on  it  until  his  death,  about  1805. 

REMICK,  JOSIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  21,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fer- 
nald's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry.  Was  sick 
in  hospital  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Was  private  in  the  third  company  of  town  militia,  June  23, 1779, 
also  Oct.  20,  1785.  Commissioned  Ensign  of  same  company,  May 
25,  1801,  and  Captain,  March  30,  1807.  Was  honorably  discharged 
April  24,  1817. 

Born,  Oct.  10,  1758,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Lieut.  Benjamin 
Remick,  before  mentioned.  Married  Martha  Kelly  Parry,  of  Kittery, 
Dec.  12,  1787,  at  Kittery,  and  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town  now 
Eliot,  at  the  head  of  the  Great  Cove,  where  he  died,  Jan.  9,  1844, 
and  his  gravestone  is  there,  near  to  where  he  lived. 

REMICK,  NATHANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  or  drafted,  in  August,  1776,  and  marched,  Aug.  9, 
from  the  town,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company,  of  Col. 
E.  Francis'  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Was  a  resident 
of  the  town.  Discharged  Nov.  29,  1776. 

Born  at  Kittery,  son  of  Ichabod  and  Sarah  (Jackson)  Remick. 
Married  Abigail  Paul,  Jan.  26,  1789,  at  Kittery,  both  were  residents. 
They  lived  in  the  Second  Parish  until  his  death,  which  occurred  about 
1824. 


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REMICK,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1776  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattresses ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan  in  June, 
1776,  June  4,  1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777.  Said  he  served  a  year  in 
above  company. 

Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  July  5,  1781,  in  the  second 
regiment  of  York  County  militia,  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant,  July 
11,  1791,  to  Captain,  May  16,  1796,  and  to  Major,  Nov.  20,  1806, 
all  in  the  same  regiment.  Honorably  discharged,  Aug.  22,  1814. 

Born,  Jan.  26,  1757,  on  Bolt  Hill,  Kittery,  son  of  Nathaniel  and 
Jane  (Libby)  Remick.  Married  Anne  Fernald,  Dec.  26,  1780,  at 
Kittery ;  both  were  residents.  They  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town 
now  Eliot,  where  their  grandsons,  John  W.  and  Joseph  B.  Remick 
now  reside.  Pensioned,  May  15,  1818.  (residence  Eliot,  and  said  he 
was  sixty-two  years  old),  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year  for  service  as 
private  in  the  New  Hampshire  Line,  which  was  suspended  in  1820, 
when  he  was  a  resident  of  York  County.  He  died  Feb.  28,  1826,  on 
his  farm,  and  his  remains  rest  in  the  family  burying  ground  near 
Joseph's  house. 

REMICK,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  resident  of  the  town,  aged  thirty  years  ; 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattresses,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Feb.  12,  1776. 

RICE,  JOHN,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  Sergeant  of  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  discharged, 
Dec.  31, 1775.  Enlisted  again,  Jan.  17,  1776,  and  served  as  Corporal 
of  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  and 
was  in  company,  May  31,  1776. 

Born,  Dec.  25,  1750,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth 
Rice  Lived  in  the  town  in  1781,  and  Oct.  20, 1785,  belonged  to  the 
third  company  of  town  militia. 

RITTER,  ANDREW.     (This  may  have  been  Andrew  Raitt,  before 

mentioned.) 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  June  14,  1778,  for  eight  months  for  the 
town,  and  a  resident ;  served  in  Col.  Thomas  Nixson's  Sixth  Massa- 
chusetts Continental  Regiment  in  Gen.  John  Nixson's  brigade,  in 
Washington's  army  ;  around  West  Point  during  this  time. 


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ROGERS,  CATO   (probably  a  negro),  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry ; 
in  company,  Dec.  8,  1776,  at  Fort  George.  Enlisted  in  1777,  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattresses,  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777.  Enlisted  or 
drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  in  Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company 
of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  dis- 
charged, Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Queman's  Heights. 

ROGERS,  DAVID,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  May  24,  1775,  a  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  the  Colonies;  was  in  company  on  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  was  prob- 
ably discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  again,  May  14,  1776, 
and  served  as  private  with  the  same  captain  in  the  Eighteenth  Con- 
tinental Infantry;  was  in  company  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776. 
Enlisted  the  third  time,  March  27,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town, 
and  a  resident ;  served  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  as  a  Corporal,  until  Sept.  26, 
1778,  then  was  reduced  to  a  private  ;  was  with  his  company  at  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778,  and  was  honorably  discharged,  March  27, 
1780,  from  Captain  Remick's  company,  of  same  regiment. 

Born,  Jan.  4,  1751,  in  the  Third  Parish,  son  of  William  and 
Elizabeth  Rogers;  lived  in  same  parish  in  1780.  Married  Mary 
Remick,  June  13,  1784,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were  residents.  Pensioned, 
Sept.  11,  1820,  for  service  as  private  in  Massachusetts  Line,  said  he 
was  sixty-six  years  old,  residence,  Shapleigh,  Me.  Died,  April  1, 
1828,  in  York  County,  Me. 

ROGERS,  THOMAS,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  in  1776,  for  one  year,  and  was  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's 
company  of  Mattresses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort 
Sullivan,  June  4,  1777,  also  Sept.  23,  1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted, 
Sept.  8,  1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  R.  Rogers'  company  of  Col.  J. 
Gerrish's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  discharged,  Dec. 
14,  1778.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10,  1779,  to  serve  as  Sergeant 
of  Capt.  T.  Cults'  company  of  Major  D.  Littlefield's  battalion,  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops;  deserted.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  April  29, 
1780,  served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut. - 
Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion,  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged, 
Dec.  18,  1780. 


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Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  town  militia,  April  12,  1757, 
June  23,  1779,  and  Oct.  20,  1785. 

Lived  in  the  Third  Parish,  in  1760  and  1780 ;  was  living  at 
Kittery,  in  1818  and  1819,  and  said  he  served  a  year  in  Captain 
Daniel's  company  ;  of  Eliot,  in  1820,  aged,  fifty-nine  years,  with  wife 
Eunice,  sixty-three  years  old,  and  nephew  John  Place,  eight  years 
old.  Was  pensioned  for  the  above  service.  He  lived  in  Cheshire 
County,  N.  H.,  in  September,  1828. 

RUMERY,  DOMENICUS,  Mattross,  Private. 

Enlisted,  March  12, 1781,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  for  Joseph 
Gerrish's  class,  and  a  resident.  He  marched  to  Boston,  and  joined 
the  Third  Regiment  of  Continental  Artillery,  Col.  John  Crane  ;  served 
there  until  July,  1781 ;  then  went  to  the  North  River  and  joined  Capt. 
Wm.  TreadwelFs  company,  of  the  same  regiment,  and  served  until 
honorably  discharged  Dec.  23,  1783. 

He  said,  in  1818,  he  was  fifty-four  years  old,  lived  at  Lubec, 
Me.,  and  enlisted  at  Kittery,  was  a  pensioner.  His  widow,  Pamelia, 
sixty-seven  years  old  in  1836,  and  living  at  Lubec,  said  he  died  at 
Lubec  Oct.  27,  1835,  where  he  had  lived  forty-four  years. 

SAMS,  CATO,  Private,     (Probably  a  Negro.) 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Oct.  8,  1778,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
William  Spinney's  company  of  Col.  Cogswell's  regiment,  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1778. 

SAMS,  EDWARD,  Private.     A  Negro. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  August,  1776,  and  marched  from  the  town 
Aug.  9,  also  a  resident;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's 
company  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops. 
He  was  in  the  company  at  Boston  in  August,  1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted, 
May  7,  1777,  for  two  months  far  the  town  ;  a  resident,  and  served  in 
Rhode  Island  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company  of  Col.  J. 
Titcomb's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Enlisted  or 
drafted  in  July,  1780,  for  six  months  for  the  town ;  a  resident, 
thirty-one  years  old,  five  feet  one  inch  tall,  a  negro ;  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Smith's  company  of  the  Fifteenth  Massachusetts 
Continental  Infantry,  in  Brig. -Gen.  John  Glover's  brigade,  under 
Maj.-Gen.  William  Heath,  on  east  side  of  Hudson  River  in  New  York. 
Discharged,  Dec.  4, 1780.  Enlisted,  Dec.  20,  1781,  for  three  years  in 
the  Continental  Army,  for  Capt.  William  Holbrook's  class  of  the  town. 

Lived  in  the  Third  Parish  in  1780.     Wife,  Rachel. 


173 

SARGENT,  CHARLES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S. 
Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  New  Hamp- 
shire ;  residence,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  With  his  company  at  Cam- 
bridge, in  December,  1775,  and  re-enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year, 
and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth 
Continental  Infantry.  Was  in  company  Dec.  8,  1776,  at  Fort 
George.  Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town; 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Bur  bank's  company  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Discharged,  Dec.  31,  1779,  at 
Fishkill,  N.  Y.  Enlisted  in  1780,  residence,  Portsmouth,  twenty- 
five  years  old,  five  feet  seven  inches  tall,  on  the  privateer  "  America," 
of  Newburyport,  Capt.  J.  Somes ;  on  her  June  9,  1780. 

Born  in  York,  June  17,  1755,  now  part  of  South  Berwick,  where 
he  lived  in  July,  1820,  and  in  1840,  aged  eighty-six  years.  Married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Simon  Grover,  of  York,  in  May,  1784.  Pensioned 
April  13,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year ;  revoked  in  1820,  when  he 
was  a  farmer,  with  wife,  Mary,  fifty-four  years  old,  but  restored  May 
27,  1828.  A  pensioner  in  1840,  residence,  South  Berwick. 

SARGENT,  DANIEL,  Seaman. 

Enlisted  in  October,  1777,  at  Kittery,  on  the  Continental  ship 
"  Ranger,"  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones,  and  made  the  cruise  to  Europe, 
and  returned  in  her  to  Kittery  in  October,  1778.  He  then  probably 
enlisted  on  a  privateer,  as  in  August,  1779,  he  was  on  the  British 
letter-of -marque  "Union,"  which  he  had  joined  from  a  British  prison 
in  order  to  escape  to  the  United  States.  The  "  Union  "  was  captured 
by  Com.  Paul  Jones'  fleet,  and  he  was  taken  from  her  and  joined  the 
"  Richard,"  under  his  old  commander,  and  was  on  her  in  the  battle 
with  the  "  Serapis,"  on  Sept.  23,  1779.  Was  probably  transferred 
to  the  "  Alliance,"  and  soon  after  discharged  in  Holland  or  France, 
as  on  June  9,  1780,  he  was  on  the  privateer  "America,"  Capt.  J. 
Somes,  at  Newburyport. 

He  was  a  brother  to  Charles  Sargent,  before  mentioned.  Mar- 
ried Charity  Grover  July  2,  1784,  at  York,  Me.  She  was  a  sister  to 
Charles  Sargent's  wife.  They  lived  at  York,  where  he  died  Oct.  8, 
1800.  His  widow  Charity  was  pensioned  in  1838  for  his  services,  and 
was  living  in  Kittery  in  1840,  also  in  1843,  aged  eighty  years. 

SCAMMON,  NICHOLAS,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  9,  1776,  resident  of  the  town,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company,  of  Col.  E. 


174 

Francis'  regiment,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.     Probably  dis- 
charged about  Nov.  80,  1776. 

Living  at  Eliot  in  1810,  also  Feb.  25,  1814,  when  his  house  was 
burned. 

SEAWARDS,  RICHARD,  Corporal,  Seaman,  and  Midshipman. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  On  Nov.  5, 
1775,  he  was  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  Artillery  company,  temporarily. 
Discharged  Dec.  31, 1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  17, 1776,  for  one  year,  and 
served  as  Corporal  of  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company,  Massachusetts 
State  Troops,  where  he  remained  until  Aug.  30,  1776,  when  he 
enlisted  on  the  Continental  frigate  "Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  as 
a  seaman.  He  did  not  remain  long  on  her,  as  on  Nov.  23,  1776,  he 
sailed  from  Kittery  on  the  privateer  brig  "  Dalton,"  Capt.  E.  Johnson. 
She  was  captured  on  Dec.  24,  1776,  by  the  British  frigate  "  Reason- 
able," and  he  was  taken  to  the  old  Mill  Prison,  in  England,  where  he 
was  confined  until  1779,  in  March,  when  he  was  sent  to  France  and 
was  exchanged.  Then  (he  said  in  1818),  he  enlisted  at  L'Orient, 
France,  on  the  frigate  ''Alliance,"  Captain  Landais,  and  to  have 
served  as  Midshipman.  Served  on  her  about  five  months,  was  dis- 
charged, and  returned  to  the  United  States  in  the  "  Mifflin."  She 
was  cast  away  on  Cape  Cod.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1780,  and 
served  as  Corporal  of  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company,  of  Lieut.-Col.  J. 
Prime's  battalion.  Discharged  Dec.  24,  1780.  He  said  he  served  a 
year  in  1776,  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  and  he 
was  pensioned  April  13,  1818,  of  Kittery,  seventy-six  years  old,  at 
ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for  service  in  Daniel's  company  in  1776, 
as  a  private  in  the  New  Hampshire  Line. 

Born  in  Maryland.  Married,  first,  Mollie  Deering,  of  Kittery. 
Married,  second,  Sarah  Deering,  April  15,  1788,  at  Kittery,  a  sister 
to  his  first  wife ;  both  were  residents.  Married,  third,  Olive  Fowler. 
Intentions  published  Nov.  20,  1812,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were  residents. 
He  died  Oct.  6,  1832,  at  Kitte^,  aged  ninety-two  years,  a  pensioner. 
Had  two  daughters  living  in  1901,  Mrs.  Olive  Chauncy,  of  Kittery, 
and  Mrs.  Sarah  Marden,  of  Somerville,  Mass. 

SEAVEY,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Sept.  1,  1777,  for  eight  months'  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  town,  also  a  resident ;  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  D.  Merrill's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Conti- 
nental Infantry  ;  was  in  company  at  Valley  Forge,  Feb.  1,  1778. 


175 

SEAVEY,  STEPHEN. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattresses, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  and 
Sept.  23,  1777,  June  14,  1779,  and  April  18,  1780. 

Baptized  March  3,  1751,  in  the  Third  Parish,  son  of  Nicholas 
and  Hannah  Seavey.  Lived  on  what  is  now  the  lower  part  of  the 
Navy  Yard.  Married  Jane  Chism  in  November,  1802  ;  both  were 
residents  of  the  town. 

SHEPARD,  JOHN. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Mattresses, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops;  was  at  Fort  Washington,  Feb.  16, 
1776,  and  before  this. 

His  name  on  back  of  a  list  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia, 
July  12,  1779,  and  he  belonged  to  the  same  company,  Oct.  20,  1785. 

SHEPARD,  LUKE,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Nov.  4,  1776,  a  resident  of  the  town,  and 
served  as  Corporal  of  Capt.  N.  Brown's  company,  of  Col.  P.  Long's 
regiment,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Regiment  at  New  Castle, 
N.  H.,  until  March,  1777,  then  marched  to  Ticonderoga,  and  in  the 
Burgoyne  campaign.  Regiment  at  Ticonderoga,  May  24,  1777,  under 
Brig. -Gen.  Enoch  Poor  ;  also  there  June  28,  under  Gen.  St.  Clair,  and 
took  part  in  the  retreat  to  Fort  George  and  Saratoga.  Probably  dis- 
charged about  November,  1777.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Oct.  8,  1778, 
and  served  as  a  Corporal  of  Capt.  W.  Spinney's  company,  of  Col. 
Cogswell's  regiment,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged, 
Dec.  31,  1778. 

Corporal  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia,  June  23,  1779. 

Baptized,  June  22,  1755,  in  the  Third  Parish,  son  of  widow 
Mehitabel  Shepard,  and  lived  in  Third  Parish,  Sept.  13,  1779,  near 
what  is  now  called  Remick's  Corner.  He  died  before  June  20,  1780, 
leaving  an  estate  in  the  Third  Parish. 

SHOREY,  JOHN. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  March  31,  1778,  and  served  (as  a  private, 
probably)  in  Capt.  E.  Preble's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged,  July  3,  1778. 


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SHOREY,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  22,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P. 
Hubbard's  company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged, 
Nov.  13,  1776. 

Married,  first,  Betsey  Raitt,  Oct.  27,  1793,  at  Kittery;  both  were 
residents.  Marriage  intentions,  published  Dec.  28,  1799,  at  Kittery, 
to  Susannah  Pray,  of  Berwick,  he  of  Kittery.  John  and  Samuel, 
above,  were  probably  sons  of  Jacob  Shorey,  of  Kittery,  as  he  had  two 
sons  old  enough,  in  1782,  to  pay  poll  taxes  in  the  upper  part  of  the 
Second  Parish,  where  they  all  lived  on  the  same  farm  near  the 
Berwick  line. 

SIMPSON,  ZEBADIAH. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  March  31,  1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  E. 
Preble's  company  of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Discharged,  July  3,  1778.  He  also  had  more  service  as  he 
was  a  pensioner. 

He  was  born  Oct.  10,  1756,  at  York,  Me.,  son  of  Joshua  and 
Maria  (Bradbury)  Simpson.  His  marriage  intentions  to  Lucy  Jacobs 
were  published  at  York,  in  March,  1779.  He  lived  in  that  part 
of  Kittery,  now  the  eastern  part  of  Eliot.  Their  children's  (ten) 
births  are  all  recorded  in  the  town  records.  He  applied  for  a  pension 
in  January,  1833,  when  he  was  living  in  Eliot,  and  waa  pensioned 
from  March  4,  1831,  for  services  as  a  private  in  Massachusetts  State 
Troops  at  forty  dollars  a  year.  He  died  Jan.  8,  1833,  on  his  farm. 
His  widow,  Lucy,  in  1840  was  a  pensioner,  eighty-two  years  old,  and 
living  at  Eliot. 

SKRIGGINS,  SAMUEL,   Seaman. 

Enlisted  in  November,  1776,  on  the  privateer  "  Dalton,"  Capt. 
Johnston.  Was  captured  on  her  Dec.  24,  1776,  and  taken  to  Mill 
Prison,  Plymouth,  England,  where  he  died,  May  17,  1777,  of  smallpox. 

SKRIGGINS,  THOMAS,  Private. 

Enlisted  for  three  years  or  the  war,  for  the  town,  probably  in 
1781,  as  in  December,  1781,  he  was  in  Capt.  Mathew  Chambers'  com- 
pany of  the  Sixth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry ;  also  served 
some  or  the  most  of  his  time  in  Captain  Taylor's  company  of  the 
Tenth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry. 

Married  Lucy  Moor,  May  24,  1784,  at  Kittery,  and  both  were 
residents.  They  were  living  at  Eliot  on  July  4,  1820,  he  was  fifty- 
seven  years  old  and  she  was  fifty-one  years  old.  He  was  a  pensioner 


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and  his  pension  was  continued ;  a  shipwright  and  owned  no  land. 
He  applied  for  the  State  bounty  in  1835  ;  residence  Eliot,  where  he 
was  also  living  in  1840,  aged  seventy-six  years,  a  pensioner. 

SMART,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Eegiment 
of  North  America.  Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1, 1776,  for  one  year,  and  served 
as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental 
Infantry ;  was  sick  in  barracks  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776.  Re- 
enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  and  a  resident; 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry ;  was  in  company  at  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778.  Died  Aug.  1,  1778,  in  service. 

SMART,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  14,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment 
of  North  America.  Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and 
served  as  private  with  the  same  captain,  in  the  Eighteenth  Continen- 
tal Infantry  ;  was  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776.  Re-enlisted,  Nov. 
15,  1776,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  to  commence  on  Jan.  1,  1777  ; 
and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  ;  with  company,  March  20,  1777, 
at  Boston,  also  Jan.  22, 1778,  at  Valley  Forge  ;  taken  prisoner  by  the 
British  in  September,  1779. 

He  also  enlisted,  Aug.  30,  1756,  in  the  French  war,  and  served 
as  private  in  Lieut. -Col.  Thomas  Williams'  company  in  the  Province 
service;  residence,  Kittery  Point;  discharged,  Dec.  14,  1756.  Also 
enlisted,  March  30,  1758,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  private 
in  Capt.  Wm.  Osgood's  company  in  Col.  J.  Preble's  regiment  in  the 
King's  service  at  Crown  Point  and  Lake  George ;  discharged,  Nov. 
18,  1758.  Enlisted  again,  March  31,  1759,  resident  of  town  and 
thirty-nine  years  old ;  and  served  under  General  Jaffrey  Amherst, 
in  the  King's  service,  at  Crown  Point  and  Ticonderoga,  when  they 
were  captured.  Enlisted,  again,  April  10,  1762,  resident  of  town,  and 
served  as  private  in  Capt.  James  Sayard's  company  in  the  Province 
service  in  Canada;  discharged,  Nov.  19,  1762. 

He  belonged  to  the  second  company  of  town  militia,  April  20, 1757. 

Married  Hannah  Loller,  July  30,  1752,  at  Kittery.  Lived  in  the 
First  Parish  in  1760.  Died  before  Feb.  7,  1785. 


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SMITH,  JACOB,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry. 
Died  in  service  April  8,  1776,  of  fever. 

SMITH,  JACOB,  2D,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  three  years,  or  the  war,  for  the  town, 
and  a  resident;  served  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  in 
the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  until  July  7,  1777, 
when  he  was  taken  a  prisoner,  by  Burgoyne's  army. 

Pensioned,  April  3,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for  service 
as  private  in  the  Massachusetts  Line,  dropped  in  1820,  but  restored 
from  June  24,  1828,  and  on  roll  in  1834,  age  seventy-three  years. 
Residence  in  York  County. 

SMITH,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  June,  1778,  for  nine  months,  and  served  in  Capt. 
Josiah  Jenkins'  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Infantry  ;  was  at  "West  Point,  N.  Y.,  and  in  skirmishes  ;  discharged, 
March  14,  1779,  at  West  Point.  Enlisted,  April  1, 1779,  and  served 
as  private  in  Capt.  G.  Smith's  company  of  the  First  Massachusetts 
Continental  Infantry  in  General  Glover's  brigade  under  Gen.  Win. 
Heath,  on  east  side  of  the  Hudson  River  in  New  York  State,  taking 
the  place  of  Samuel  Smith,  hereafter  mentioned  ;  discharged,  Dec.  31, 
1779.  Enlisted,  Aug.  2,  1780,  for  six  months  for  the  town,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Remick's  company  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  and  First  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry ;  was 
discharged  from  this  company  and  the  last  mentioned  regiment,  Feb. 
2,  1781 ;  service  on  Hudson  River,  in  New  York  State. 

Pensioned  in  1818,  when  he  was  living  in  Buxton,  Me.,  fifty- 
eight  years  old  ;  also  in  1820,  with  wife  Elizabeth,  fifty-five  years  old, 
and  several  children ;  was  pensioned  for  the  nine  months'  service,  in 
the  Twelfth  Regiment.  Was  a  resident  of  Hollis,  Me.,  in  1835,  age, 
seventy-five  years,  a  pensioner,  and  said  he  was  discharged  from  the 
First  Massachusetts,  in  January,  1781. 

SMITH,  LEMUEL,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  May  7,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment of  the  Colonies.  Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S,  Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth 


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Continental  Infantry.  Re-enlisted  again  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  the  war, 
and  served  as  private  and  Corporal  of  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company 
of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  where  he  served 
until  Jan.  1,  1781,  when  he  was  transferred  to  Capt.  A.  Williams' 
company  of  the  Second  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry. 

SMITH,  SAMUEL,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  in  July,  1775,  and  served  as  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Noah 
M.  Littlefield's  company  of  Coast  Guards,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops,  on  the  coast  of  Wells  and  Arundel,  but  was  at  Kittery  part 
of  time  to  defend  it  and  build  fortifications.  Discharged,  Dec.  31 , 
1775. 

Born  at  Kittery,  March  29,  1749,  son  of  Charles  and  Rebecca 
Smith,  of  Kittery.  Moved  to  Kennebunk  about  1775,  and  lived  there 
ever  after.  Pensioned  from  March  4,  1831  j  at  thirty  dollars  per  year 
for  above  service  ;  residence,  Kennebunk.  Living  in  York  County  in 
1834,  aged  eighty-five  years. 

SMITH,  SAMUEL,  2D,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town  and  a  resi- 
dent, and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  George  Smith's  company  of 
the  First  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  until  April  1, 1779,  when 
John  Smith,  before  mentioned,  took  his  place  and  served  the  remain- 
der of  his  enlistment.  This  regiment  was  in  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Glover's  brigade  (Fourth  Massachusetts),  and  served  under  Wash- 
ington around  New  York,  until  July,  1777,  then  marched  to  Saratoga 
to  reinforce  General  Schuyler's  army,  and  served  under  him  and  Gen- 
eral Gates  until  Burgoyne's  army  was  captured,  then  joined  Washing- 
ton's army  at  Philadelphia  and  Valley  Forge,  winter  of  1777-78. 
Was  in  battle  of  Monmouth,  then  went  to  Rhode  Island,  in  July, 
1778,  under  General  Sullivan,  and  took  part  in  the  campaign  there, 
then  to  New  York. 

SMITH,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  June  1,  1778,  for  nine  months'  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  town  and  a  resident ;  was  seventeen  years 
old,  five  feet  five  inches  tall,  and  belonged  to  the  fourth  company 
of  town  militia;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company 
of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Enlisted  or 
drafted,  April  29,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's 


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company  of  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.     Discharged,  Dec.  5,  1780. 

Lived  in  upper  part  of  Second  Parish  in  1782  and  1786. 
Married  Sarah  Morrill,  Feb.  11,  1784,  at  Kittery,  and  both  were  resi- 
dents. Living  in  Eliot,  July  4,  1820,  aged  sixty-six  years,  wife, 
Eunice,  forty-six  years  old.  Owned  no  land.  A  pensioner  of  Eliot, 
commenced  April  1,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year  for  service  as 
private  in  the  Massachusetts  Line,  and  it  was  continued  until  his 
death,  in  April,  1828,  in  York  County,  aged  seventy-four  years. 

SPINNEY,  CALEB,  Corporal  and  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  Corporal  of  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  residence 
Kittery.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted  in  summer  of  1776 
for  one  year ;  served  as  Sergeant  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan 
June  4,  1777,  and  Sept.  23,  1777.  Enlisted  for  another  year  in  the 
same  company,  and  served  as  Sergeant,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
in  summer  of  1778. 

He  was  First  Sergeant  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia 
June  23,  1779.  Was  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  July  1, 1781,  of 
same  company ;  commissioned  Captain  Sept.  3,  1790,  of  same  com- 
pany, and  remained  its  Captain  until  1807. 

Born,  April  30,  1755,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Nicholas  and  Alice 
Spinney.  Married,  first,  Margery  Mendom,  Oct.  81,  1780,  at  Kittery, 
and  both  were  residents.  Married,  second,  Margery  Manson,  March 
20,  1784,  both  were  residents.  Married,  third,  Abigail  Spinuey, 
Nov.  29,  1786,  at  Kittery.  He  was  a  farmer  and  storekeeper,  and 
lived  near  the  bridge  to  Portsmouth.  Pensioned  Nov.  29,  1818,  at 
ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for  Sergeant  in  the  New  Hampshire  Line, 
but  it  was  suspended  in  1820.  Was  pensioned  again,  March  4,  1831, 
at  $97.60  a  year,  for  service  as  Corporal  and  Sergeant  in  Massachu- 
setts State  service.  Was  on  roll  in  1834,  living  in  York  County. 
Died  at  Kittery,  and  was  buried  near  the  Portsmouth  bridge. 

SPINNEY,  GEORGE,   Corporal  and  Carpenter. 

Enlisted,  July  2,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  regi- 
ment, of  the  Colonies.  In  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  at  camp  No.  1, 
Cambridge,  and  re-enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as 
Corporal  under  the  same  Captain,  in  the  Eighteenth  Continental 


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Infantry.  Was  in  the  company  Dec.  i,  1776,  at  Fort  George,  N.  Y. 
(sick  in  General  Hospital).  Enlisted,  June  20,  1777,  on  the  Conti- 
nental frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  at  Portsmouth,  for 
one  year,  resident  of  the  town,  five  feet  four  and  one  half  inches  tall, 
dark  complexion,  of  American  birth,  and  served  in  the  carpenter's 
crew,  at  eight  dollars  per  month.  Was  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778,  at 
L'Orient,  France. 

Married  Anna  Libby  Aug.  6,  1788,  at  Kittery ;  both  were 
residents. 

SPINNEY,  REUBEN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
Colonies;  was  in  the  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  at  Camp  No.  1,  Cam. 
bridge,  Mass. 

STACY,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  21,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Fernald's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry.  Was  in 
company,  Dec.  8,  1776,  at  Fort  George,  and  honorably  discharged  at 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  on  Dec.  31,  1776.  Enlisted  again,  in  February,  1777, 
and  served  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company,  of  Mattresses,  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan  June  4,  1777,  and  Sept. 
23,  1777.  Soon  after,  he  enlisted  on  the  Continental  ship  of  war 
"  Ranger,"  eighteen  guns,  at  Kittery,  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones,  and 
was  on  her  when  she  sailed  from  Kittery,  Nov.  1,  1777,  and  in  the 
fight  with  the  British  war  vessel  "  Drake,"  resulting  in  the  "  Drake's" 
capture,  and  returned  to  Kittery  in  her  in  October,  1778,  and  was 
honorably  discharged.  He,  of  York,  in  1819,  gave  the  above  record 
of  his  services,  and  also  said  he  enlisted  on  the  "  Ranger  "  again  in 
April,  1779,  and  served  about  six  months ;  was  discharged,  at  Boston, 
in  fall  of  1779. 

Baptized,  Sept.  10,  1758,  in  the  Second  Parish,  son  of  William 
Stacy,  and  was  living  in  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1782. 
Married  Hannah  Frost,  Nov.  24,  1785,  at  Kittery;  both  were  resi- 
dents. Pensioned  April  17,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for 
service  as  a  mariner  on  the  "  Ranger."  Living  at  York,  Me.,  July  4, 
1820,  age,  sixty-five  years,  a  mariner,  with  wife,  Hannah,  aged  sixty- 
two  years,  and  owned  a  house.  He  was  dropped  from  the  roll  in 
1820,  but  restored  again  May  29,  1823.  He  was  buried  in  the  village 
church  yard  at  York. 


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STACY,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  and  resident  of  the  town,  served  as  a  pri- 
vate in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company,  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment, 
of  the  Colonies.  Was  in  company  Nov.  28,  1775.  Discharged  Dec. 
31,  1775,  at  Cambridge.  Enlisted,  Jan.  11,  1776,  resident  of  town, 
twenty  years  old,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company 
of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan 
March  18,  1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted  in  July,  1776,  a  resident,  and 
marched  from  the  town  on  July  22,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Good- 
win's company,  of  Col.  E.  Wigglesworth's  regiment,  of  Massachu- 
setts State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  30,  1776,  at  Albany,  N.  Y. 
Enlisted  again  in  1777,  in  Captain  Daniel's  company,  above,  and  was 
at  Fort  Sullivan  June  4,  1777.  He  said,  in  1818,  residence  Kittery, 
that  he  served  three  years  with  Captain  Daniel  in  the  forts,  and  was 
discharged  in  the  summer  of  1779.  He  probably  was  on  a  privateer 
after  this,  as  he  was  a  prisoner  at  New  York,  and  lost  a  leg  there. 

Son  of  Ichabod  Stacy,  of  Kittery.  Married  Eunice  Leighton 
Nov.  26,  1778,  at  Kittery,  both  residents.  Living  in  upper  part  of 
the  Second  Parish  in  1782  and  1786.  Pensioned,  April  1,  1818,  of 
Kittery,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for  service  as  private  in  New 
Hampshire  Line.  Living  at  Eliot  in  1820,  aged  sixty-six  years,  with 
wife  Eunice.  On  the  roll  in  1834,  aged  eighty  years,  living  in  York 
County.  Died  March  16, 1838.  Widow  Eunice  a  pensioner  in  1840, 
from  his  death,  aged  eighty  years,  living  at  Eliot,  also  in  1843. 

STANLEY,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  with  Lieut.  Wm.  Frost; 
served  as  private  in  Capt.  S.  Wild's  company,  of  the  Eighteenth 
Continental  Infantry.  Was  on  command  Dec.  8,  1776,  as  Artificer, 
at  Ticonderoga.  Honorably  discharged  Dec.  31,  1776,  there. 

Married  Sarah  Jellison  Nov.  4,  1784,  at  Berwick,  and  both  were 
residents  of  Berwick.  Pensioned,  May  11,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars 
a  year,  for  the  above  service.  Residence,  South  Berwick  on  July  4, 
1820,  aged  seventy-one  years,  a  farmer,  and  owned  a  farm ;  wife 
Sally  aged  sixty  years.  Pension  revoked  in  1820. 

STANLEY,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment of  the  Colonies  ;  was  in  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  at  Cambridge. 

Born,  Sept.  26,  1743,  at  Kittery,  son  of  William  and  Mary 
Stanley  of  Kittery.  Lived  in  upper  part  of  Second  Parish  in  1760. 


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STANLEY,  MARK,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  9,  1776,  resident  of  the  town,  served 
as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  about  Nov.  30, 
1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted  about  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  as 
private  hi  Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged,  Nov.  30,  1777, 
at  Queman's  Heights,  N.  Y.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1780,  and 
served  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  .of  Lieut. -Col. 
J.  Prime's  battalion,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov. 
22,  1780. 

Married  Mary  Brown,  Jan.  7,  1782,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were  resi- 
dents. 

STAPLES,  DAVID. 

Enlisted,  service  with  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was  in  one 
of  the  forts  on  the  Piscataqua  River,  June  14,  1779. 

Resident  of  the  lower  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1760.  David, 
Jr.,  married  Molly  Staples,  Nov.  22,  1787,  at  Kittery,  both  residents. 
Ancestor  of  T.  Frank  Staples  and  F.  Alphonso  Staples,  of  Eliot. 

STAPLES,  EDWARD,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  13,  1776,  for  one  year,  resident  of  the  town,  aged 
eighteen  years,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company 
of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan, 
Feb.  12,  and  March  18,  1776  ;  served  one  year.  Name  was  on  a  list 
of  Kittery's  three-year  men  in  1778.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10, 
1779,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Cutts'  company  of  Major 
D.  Littlefield's  battalion,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged, 
Sept.  10,  1779. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Anna  Paul,  published  Oct.  10,  1779,  at 
Kittery,  both  residents. 

Pensioned,  April  1,  1818,  residence,  Eliot,  at  ninety-six  dollars 
a  year  for  service  as  a  private  as  above  in  New  Hampshire  Line. 
Sixty -one  years  old  in  1819,  of  Eliot.  Had  son,  Edward,  twenty  years 
old,  daughters,  Emmeline,  nineteen  years  old,  and  Jane,  fourteen  year, 
old,  in  1820.  A  pensioner  about  1834 ;  resident  of  York  Countys 
Died,  Dec.  30,  1837. 

STAPLES,  HEZEKIAH,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  9,  1776,  a  resident  and  forty-two  years  old; 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New 


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Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Feb.  12  and  March 
18,  1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  22,  1776,  resident  of  town,  and 
served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  J.  Goodwin's  company  in  Col.  E. 
Wigglesworth's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged, 
Nov.  30,  1776,  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14, 
1777,  and  served  as  Sergeant  of  Capt.  E.  Sbapleigh's  company  in 
Col.  Storer's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged, 
Nov.  80,  1777,  at  Quemans  Heights,  N.  Y. 

Hezekiah,  Jr. ,  of  York,  marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery 
July  5,  1755,  to  Mary  Paul  of  Kittery.  He  married  her  and  lived  at 
Kittery  from  1757  to  1777,  and  longer. 

STAPLES,  ISAAC,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  22,  1775,  a  resident,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
Colonies;  was  in  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  at  Camp,  No.  1.  Enlisted 
in  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of 
Mattresses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort  Sullivan  in 
July  and  August,  1776. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Sarah  Lydston,  published  at  Kittery, 
Sept.  15,  1776  ;  both  were  residents. 

STAPLES,  JAMES,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  9,  1776,  a  resident;  served  as  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  Col.  E.  Francis'  regiment,  Massa- 
chusetts State  Troops;  discharged  about  Nov.  30,  1776.  Enlisted, 
service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777,  and  Sept.  22, 
1777. 

STAPLES,  JOHN,  Private,  probably. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  July,  1780,  for  six  months'  service,  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  town  ;  a  resident,  eighteen  years  old,  five 
feet  nine  inches  tall,  light  complexion,  and  arrived  at  Springfield, 
Mass.,  Aug.  1,  1780  ;  discharged,  Dec.  15,  1780. 

STAPLES,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  10, 1779,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt. 
D.  Cutts'  company  of  Major  D.  Littlefield's  battalion,  Massachusetts 
State  Troops  ;  discharged,  Sept.  10,  1779. 

Probably  the  Joseph,  born  Aug.  16,  1763,  at  Kittery,  son  of 
Hezekiah  and  Mary  Staples  before  mentioned. 


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STAPLES,  JOTHAM,  Mariner. 

Enlisted,  July  14,  1777,  for  the  cruise,  as  ordinary  seaman,  on 
the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson  ;  was  five  feet 
five  inches  tall,  brown  hair,  an  American,  residence  Penobscot.  Was 
not  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778. 

Married  Mary  Stevens,  June  22,  1778,  at  Kittery,  and  both  were 
residents  of  the  town. 

STAPLES,  MARK,  Mariner  and  Private. 

Enlisted  in  September,  1777,  on  the  Continental  warship 
"  Ranger,"  Capt.  J.  Paul  Jones,  at  Kitlery,  and  served  on  her  as 
able  seaman,  in  her  first  cruise  to  Europe,  and  was  transferred  to  her 
prize  (brig  "  Patience  ")  same  as  Reuben  Hanscom,  before  mentioned, 
and  was  discharged  at  the  same  time,  as  he  was  at  Portsmouth  in 
October,  1778.  Was  severely  wounded  in  action  with  the  "  Drake." 
Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  22,  1779,  for  nine  months,  for  the  town,  in 
the  Continental  Army ;  was  eighteen  years  old,  five  feet  six  inches 
tall,  dark  complexion,  and  belonged  to  the  first  company  of  town 
militia.  Served  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Discharged  May  22,  1780. 

Born  at  Kittery,  and  lived  there  until  marriage  to  Sarah  Rackley, 
of  Newmarket,  N.  H.,  on  Sept.  17,  1787,  at  Kittery,  after  which  he 
lived  at  Portsmouth,  and  moved  to  Newmarket  about  1791,  where 
he  lived  until  he  was  pensioned.  Pensioned  May  15,  1818,  at  ninety- 
six  dollars  a  year,  for  service  as  mariner  in  the  Continental  Navy. 
Living  in  Stratham,  N.  H.,  in  1820,  aged  fifty-nine  years.  Died 
April  3, 1830,  in  Newmarket,  Rockingham  County,  N.  H.,  a  pensioner. 
His  widow  Susan  was  pensioned  in  1838,  at  Newmarket,  and  was  living 
there  in  1850,  aged  eighty  years. 

STAPLES,  NATHANIEL,  Private  and  Sailor. 

Enlisted,  May  12,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  regiment 
of  the  Colonies.  Was  in  the  company  at  Cambridge  Nov.  28,  1775. 
Enlisted  in  November,  1776,  on  the  privateer  brig  "  Dalton,"  Capt.  E. 
Johnson.  She  sailed  from  Kittery  on  Nov.  26, 1776,  and  was  captured 
on  Dec.  24,  1776,  by  the  British  warship  "  Reasonable."  He  was 
taken  to  England,  and  confined  in  the  Mill  Prison,  at  Plymouth,  in 
June,  1777 ;  was  exchanged  in  March,  1779,  and  arrived  back  in  the 
town  in  August,  1780. 


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Married  Elizabeth  Leighton  April  4,  1782,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were 
residents. 

STAPLES,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  27,  1778,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Hodgsdon's  company  of  Col.  T.  Poor's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops;  discharged,  Feb.  12,  1779. 

Belonged  to  the  third  company  of  town  militia,  June  23,  1779. 

STAPLES,  SIMON. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattresses, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Sept.  22,  1777. 
Enlisted  on  the  Continental  frigate  "Ranger,"  Captain  Jones,  after 
this  date,  and  was  on  her  in  France,  in  December,  1777. 

STAPLES,  SOLOMON,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town  ;  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the 
Colonies;  was  in  company  at  Camp  No.  1,  Cambridge,  Nov.  28, 
1775. 

Married  Ruth  Staples,  July  13,  1792,  at  Kittery. 

STAPLES,  THOMAS,  Private  and  Coxswain. 

Enlisted  in  1777,  as  Coxswain  on  the  Continental  warship 
"  Ranger,"  Capt.  J.  Paul  Jones,  at  Kittery,  and  served  on  her  the  first 
cruise  to  Europe  ;  was  transferred  to  her  prize,  the  brig  "  Patience," 
same  as  Reuben  Hanscom,  before  mentioned,  and  was  probably  dis- 
charged at  same  time  he  was.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  22,  1779, 
for  nine  months'  service,  for  the  town,  and  a  resident,  eighteen  years 
old;  five  feet  six  inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  and  belonged  to  the 
first  company  of  town  militia ;  served  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company 
of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  ;  discharged,  May 
22,  1780.  Enlisted,  Feb.  16,  1781,  for  three  years  probably,  and 
served  in  Captain  Lunt's  company  of  the  Tenth  Massachusetts  Con- 
tinental Infantry,  until  Nov.  14,  1782,  when  he  died  in  the  service. 

STAPLES,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  December,  1776,  for  three  months,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  W.  Holbrook's  company  of  Col.  John  Frost's  regi- 
ment of  Infantry,  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged  in  March, 
1777.  Enlisted,  Sept.  1, 1777,  for  eight  months  for  the  town  ;  marched 


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to  Boston,  and  in  Fort  No.  2  at  Cambridge  for  a  few  days,  then 
marched  to  Albany,  N.  Y.,  and  joined  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of 
the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Infantry,  and  served  until  May  1,  1778, 
then  discharged  as  private  ;  did  not  join  Donnel's  company  until  late 
in  October,  1777.  Enlisted  in  July,  1780,  for  six  months'  service  for 
the  town ;  and  a  resident,  twenty-one  years  old,  six  feet  one  inch  tall, 
ruddy  complexion;  discharged,  Dec.  15,  1780;  marched  to  Boston, 
then  to  West  Point,  where  he  joined  Captain  Hitchcock's  company  of 
the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Infantry,  as  a  private. 

Born  in  the  town  in  1758.  Marriage  intentions  published,  Sept. 
19,  1784,  at  Kittery,  to  Anna  Lydston,  both  residents.  Married 
Eadey  Stevens,  Sept.  8,  1785,  at  Kittery,  both  residents.  Pensioned, 
March  4,  1831,  at  fifty-six  dollars  and  sixty-six  cents  a  year  for  ser- 
vice as  private  in  Massachusetts  State  service.  Living  in  York  County 
in  1834,  in  Eliot,  aged  seventy-six  years,  a  pensioner,  and  always 
lived  in  that  part  of  the  town  now  Eliot. 

STEVENS,  EDMUND,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  15,  1777,  for  three  years  for  the  town,  and  a  resi- 
dent ;  served  as  a  private  in  Captains  D.  Wheelright's  and  T.  Francis' 
company  in  the  Eleventh  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  In 
service  with  the  regiment  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778.  Discharged, 
Jan.  15,  1780. 

Married  Lydia  Holbrook,  March  8,  1764,  at  Kittery. 

STEVENS,  EDWARD,  Private  (probably). 

Enlisted,  service  for  the  war.  Born,  at  Kittery,  and  a  resident. 
Was  in  the  Second  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  June  1,  1780, 
when  he  deserted ;  was  then  twenty-five  years  old,  five  feet  seven 
inches  tall,  light  hair  and  complexion. 

STEVENS,  JOHN,  Carpenter  and  Private. 

Enlisted  service,  was  in  Capt.  Wm.  Deering's  company  of  Carpen- 
ters at  Kittery,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted,  Nov.  28,  1775,  in  Capt.  E. 
Daniel's  company  of  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was 
at  Fort  Sullivan,  Dec.  2,  1775.  Enlisted,  Sept.  1,  1776,  and  served 
as  a  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company,  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Discharged,  Nov.  13,  1776. 

Also  enlisted,  April  10,  1758,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt. 
James  Gowen's  company  of  Col.  Jed.  Treble's  regiment  of  Massa- 
chusetts troops  in  the  King's  service,  under  General  Abercrombie,  in 


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the  campaign  against  the  French  on  Lakes  George  and  Champlain ; 
was  then  a  resident  of  the  town.     Was  discharged,  Oct.  21,  1758. 
Belonged  to  the  second  company  of  town  militia,  April  20,  1757. 

STEVENS,  JOHN,  JR.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  April  23,  1780,  as  a  Mattross  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's 
company,  of  Mattresses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  served  nine 
months  at  Fort  Washington,  and  was  discharged  in  December,  1780. 
Also,  enlisted  again,  in  April,  1781,  in  same  company,  and  served 
nine  months  at  Fort  Sullivan ;  and  was  in  the  company  at  one  of  the 
forts  (Sullivan  or  Washington),  June  25,  1781;  was  discharged  in 
December,  1781. 

Said  he  was  born  in  1758,  at  Kittery. 

John,  Jr.,  married  Jane  Seavey,  July  17,  1782,  at  Kittery,  both 
residents.  John,  Jr.,  married,  second,  Miriam  Lillis,  May  8,  1790, 
at  Kittery.  Pensioned,  March  4,  1831,  at  sixty  dollars  a  year,  for 
services  as  private  in  New  Hampshire  State  Service.  A  resident  of 
Kittery,  York  County,  in  1834,  aged  seventy-six  years.  The  only 
soldier  pensioner  living  at  Kittery  in  1840 ;  aged  eighty- two  years. 
Residence  on  Crocket  Neck  at  the  Point. 

STEVENS,  MOSES,  Marine  and  Private. 

Enlisted,  Feb.  4,  1777,  as  a  marine  on  the  Continental  frigate 
"  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.Thompson;  was  a  resident  of  the  town;  five 
feet  nine  and  one  half  inches  tall,  brown  complexion,  an  American. 
Did  not  stay  on  her  long.  Enlisted,  Feb.  17,  1777,  for  three  years, 
for  the  town,  and  a  resident ;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's 
company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry ;  dis- 
charged, Feb.  17,  1780.  His  family  was  furnished  with  supplies  by 
the  town,  during  his  service. 

Married  Catharine  Leach,  April  8,  1777,  at  Kittery,  both  were 
residents. 

STEVENS,  WILLIAM,  Cook. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged, 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Aug.  5,  1776,  as  a  carpenter  on  the  Con. 
tinental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson,  at  eight  dollars  a 
month,  was  five  feet  seven  inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  and  an 
American.  Enlisted  again,  Feb.  1,  1777,  on  same  ship,  as  cook,  at 


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nine  dollars  a  month ;  residence,  Kittery,  and  same  description  as 
before,  and  was  on  her  as  cook,  Jan.  22,  1778,  at  L'Orient,  France. 

Belonged  to  the  Third  Foot  Company  of  town  militia,  April  12, 
1757. 

Resident  of  the  First  Parish,  in  1760. 

STEVENS,  WILLIAM,  JR.,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1776,  for  one  year,  resident  of  the  town,  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  was  in  company, 
Sept.  2,  1776,  to  Jan.  30,  1777,  when  he  was  put  on  the  frigate 
"  Raleigh,"  for  refusing  to  march  to  Ticonderoga,  with  his  company, 
but  was  soon  discharged ;  was  five  feet  six  inches  tall,  and  of  light 
complexion.  Enlisted,  Feb.  13,  1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town 
and  a  resident;  served  as  a  private  in  Captains  S.  Darby's  and  J. 
Alden's  companies  of  the  Second  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantay  ; 
was  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25, 1778.  Re-enlisted  in  December,  1779, 
for  the  war,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  Adam  Bailey's  company  of 
same  regiment,  in  1780,  and  was  in  same  company  on  Jan.  1,  1781, 
when  he  was  five  feet  eight  inches  tall,  with  light  complexion  and 
hair,  and  was  twenty-four  years  old. 

TOBEY,  PETER,  Private  and  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  25,  1775,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  com- 
pany of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was  at  Fort 
Sullivan,  Dec.  2,  1775.  Enlisted,  July  29,  1776,  as  a  seaman  at 
eight  dollars  per  month  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt. 
T.  Thompson.  Was  five  feet  five  and  one  half  inches  tall,  dark 
complexion,  an  American.  Enlisted  in  November,  1776,  on  the 
privateer  "  Dalton" ;  was  captured  on  her,  taken  to  Mill  Prison  in 
June,  1777,  where  he  remained  until  March  15,  1779,  when  he  was 
exchanged  to  France.  A  resident  of  Kittery. 

Marriage  intentions  of  Peter  Tobey,  of  Kittery,  to  Lucy  Booker, 
of  York,  published  at  Kittery,  March  17,  1818. 

TOBEY,  SIMON,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  was  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  company  of 
Artillery,  Nov.  5,  1775,  at  Kittery  Point.  Enlisted  again,  Nov.  27, 
1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  K.  Daniel's  company  of  Mat- 
trosses ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Dec.  2,  1775. 


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TO  BEY,    WILLIAM,   Privateer 'sman. 

Died  on  board  a  privateer.  Son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Spinney) 
Tobey,  of  Kittery.  Married  Hannah  Remick,  May  8,  1777,  at 
Kittery,  and  both  were  residents. 

TODD,  JOHN,  Seaman. 

Enlisted,  service  in  the  Continental  Navy  ;  was  a  seaman  on  the 
Continental  frigate  "  Dean,"  thirty-two  guns,  Capt.  S.  Nicholson ; 
enlisted  about  June,  1779,  at  Kittery  and  joined  the  "  Dean  "  at 
Boston ;  went  on  a  cruise,  or  cruises,  and  was  discharged  at  Bos- 
ton about  May,  1780. 

Baptized,  Feb.  15,  1761,  in  First  Parish,  son  of  Nathaniel  Todd. 
Married  Sarah  Webber,  April  28,  1789,  both  of  Kittery. 

A  pensioner,  July  4,  1820,  age  sixty  years,  with  wife,  Sally,  age 
sixty  years,  daughter,  Jerusha,  age  twenty  years,  son  John,  age 
seventeen  years,  living  in  the  town  near  the  residence  of  Benjamin 
Keen,  in  the  house  now  owned  by  John  Ryan.  Died,  Dec.  12,  1835, 
at  Kittery,  aged  seventy-three  years,  and  his  gravestone  is  in  a  field 
owned  by  the  above  Keen.  He  also  served  in  the  British  navy. 

TODD,  NATHANIEL,  Carpenter. 

Enlisted  service  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  company  of  Artillery,  also 
in  Capt.  William  Deering's  company  of  Carpenters  on  the  Piscataqua 
River.  His  name  on  rolls  of  both  companies,  Nov.  5,  1775.  Living 
in  the  First  Parish  in  1760. 

TODD,    SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  20,  1776,  for  one  year,  resident  of  the  town,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  A.  Perkins'  company  of  Col.  P.  Long's 
regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  New  Castle,  N.  H.,  until 
February,  1777,  when  he  refused  to  march  to  Ticonderoga  with  his 
company.  Enlisted,  Feb.  28,  1777,  for  the  war,  for  the  town,  and  a 
resident ;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Dounel's  company,  of  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  until  Oct.  7,  1777,  when 
he  was  killed  in  the  second  battle  of  Stillwater,  N.  Y. 

TODD,  WILLIAM,  Private  and  Carpenter. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  served  in  Capt.  W.  Deering's  company  of 
Carpenters,  on  the  Piscataqua  River;  in  company  Nov.  5,  1775. 
Enlisted,  Sept.  1,  1776,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's 
company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1776. 
Enlisted,  June  27,  1779,  and  served  as  Carpenter's  Mate  of  the 


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Massachusetts  State  ship  "  Vengeance,"  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas,  on 
the  Penobscot  expedition.     Discharged  Aug.  27,  1779. 
Living  in  the  town  in  1781,  1784,  and  1787. 

TOWARD,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  24,  1775,  a  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  W.  Stuart's  company  of  the  Thirty-first  Regiment  of 
Foot,  of  the  Colonies ;  service  around  Boston ;  was  in  company  at 
Cambridge  Oct.  26,  1775.  Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776;  served  as 
private  with  the  same  captain  in  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry 
until  his  death,  April  17,  1776  ;  then  with  Capt.  J.  Sawyer,  of  the 
same  regiment.  Was  on  command  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  8,  1776, 
attending  the  sick.  Re-engaged,  Nov.  17,  to  serve  three  years  in 
the  army,  for  the  town,  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  and  served  as  private  in 
Captains  J.  Jenkens'  and  H.  Sewall's  companies,  in  the  Twelfth 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry.  Honorably  discharged  Dec.  31, 
1779. 

He  belonged  to  the  first  company  of  town  militia  March  15, 1757. 
Lived  in  lower  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1760. 

TOWARD,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  27,  1778,  for  eight  months'  service,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Hodgsdon's  company  in  Col.  T.  Poor's 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops;  discharged,  Jan.  29,  1779. 
Enlisted  or  drafted  in  June,  1779,  for  nine  months'  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  town ;  was  eighteen  years  old,  five  feet  four 
inches  tall,  and  light  complexion ;  belonged  to  the  fifth  company  of 
town  militia;  was  delivered  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  23,  and  was 
to  serve  nine  months  from  that  time  ;  probably  joined  as  a  private 
Capt.  J.  Edes'  company  in  the  Ninth  Massachusetts  Continental 
Infantry,  as  he  was  in  this  regiment  all  the  year,  1780 ;  service  around 
New  York  City  on  Hudson  River,  and  re-enlisted  for  the  war,  during 
that  year;  was  in  same  regiment,  Jan.  28,  1781,  when  he  was  nine- 
teen years  old,  five  feet  seven  inches  tall ;  light  complexion,  dark 
hair;  served  in  same  regiment  during  1781  and  1782,  and  belonged 
to  the  Light  Company  ;  service  in  Virginia  in  1781,  under  General 
Lafayette ;  was  at  capture  of  Yorktown,  Va. ;  was  transferred  in 
December,  1782,  to  the  Third  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry, 
where  he  served  until  June,  1783,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged 
by  General  Washington,  who  stated  in  his  discharge,  that  he  had 
served  the  United  States  faithfully  for  four  years  and  one  month. 


192 

TOWNSEND,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  4,  1777,  for  three  years,  or  the  war,  for  the 
town ;  residence,  Georgetown  or  Vassalboro,  Me. ;  served  as  private 
in  Capt.  N.  Blaisdell's  company  of  the  Thirteenth  Massachusetts 
Continental  Infantry.  This  regiment  was  in  General  Glover's 
brigade  (Fourth  Massachusetts  Brigade)  ;' served  around  New  York, 
until  July,  1777,  then  joined  the  army  at  Saratoga,  under  General 
Schuyler  and  Gates,  in  campaign  against  Burgoyne's  Army,  until  the 
surrender  of  his  army,  then  marched  to  Philadelphia  and  joined  Wash- 
ington's army,  in  December,  1777.  Was  in  company,  Feb.  5,  1778, 
at  Valley  Forge,  where  he  died  March  16,  1778. 

TREFETHEN,  GEORGE,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  3,  1775,  as  private  in  Captain  Turner's  company 
of  Field  Artillery  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  was  at  Portsmouth, 
Nov.  5,  1775,  Dec.  1,  1775,  and  Feb.  22,  1776.  Was  in  Capt,  E. 
Deering's  company  at  same  place  Sept.  2,  1776,  and  deserted  Nov. 
18,  1776.  Enlisted  in  November,  1776,  on  the  privateer  "  Dalton,'' 
at  Kittery,  was  captured  on  her  and  taken  to  Mill  Prison,  England, 
where  he  remained  until  March  15,  1779,  when  he  was  exchanged  and 
enlisted  on  the  frigate  "  Richard,"  Capt.  Paul  Jones,  as  a  seaman  ; 
was  in  the  battle  with  the  "  Serapis,"  Sept.  23,  1779,  was  wounded 
in  the  fight,  but  for  some  reason  did  not  receive  any  prize  money, 
probably  on  account  of  a  meeting  on  the  "  Alliance,"  to  which  vessel 
many  of  the  "  Richard's  "  crew  were  transferred  after  the  battle. 

TRIPE,  RICHARD,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged, 
Dec.  31,  1775. 

Marriage  intentions  to  Elizabeth  Gage,  of  Dover,  published  Jan. 
3,  1778,  at  Kittery,  where  he  lived. 

TRIPE,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  and  served  as  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hub- 
bard's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  was  in  company 
Aug.  31,  1776. 

Born,  Dec.  24,  1749,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Capt.  Silvanus 
Tripe,  before  mentioned. 


193 

TROTT,  JOHN,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1776,  residence  in  the  town,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Deering's  company  of  Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops, 
but  was  not  mustered  March  22,  1776.  Enlisted  or  drafted  in 
December,  1776,  for  three  months'  service,  for  the  town  ;  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Frost's  regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Was  put  on  roll  of  this  com- 
pany as  having  deserted  Jan.  27,  1777 ;  but  he  enlisted  in  February, 
1777,  for  three  years  or  the  war,  for  the  town,  also  a  resident,  and 
joined  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company,  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts 
Continental  Infantry.  Was  reported  on  a  roll  of  the  company  of  Jan. 
22,  1778,  as  having  been  taken  by  the  civil  magistrate,  before  this 
date. 

TUTHERLY,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  July  1,  1778,  for  six  months;  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Brown's  company,  of  Col.  N.  Wade's  regiment, 
Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec.  31,  1778. 

There  were  three  men  of  this  name  living  in  the  Second  Parish  in 
1776  and  1782. 

TWEED,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company,  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775.  He  was  also  reported  Nov.  5,  1775,  as  belonging  to 
Capt.  R.  Follett's  company  of  Artillery.  Enlisted,  Jan.  17, 1776,  and 
served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company,  of  Massachusetts 
State  Troops.  Discharged  Sept.  1,  1776,  and  enlisted  Sept.  2,  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  Field  Artillery  company,  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  and  was  in  the  company  to  February,  1777,  when  he  refused 
to  march  to  Ticonderoga  with  his  company. 

Living  in  First  Parish  on  April  26,  1779,  as  a  Tweed,  had  a 
daughter  baptized  there. 

VAUGHN,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted  in  July,  1776,  resident  of  the  town,  marched 
July  22, 1776,  from  town,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Goodwin's  company 
of  Col.  E.  Wigglesworth's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops ; 
discharged,  Nov.  30,  1776,  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  Enlisted,  Jan.  1, 
1777,  for  three  years,  for  the  town,  and  a  resident;  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts 


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Continental  Regiment;  was  in  company,  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23, 
1778.     Died,  March  14,  1778. 

Probably  a  son  of  Michael  and  Elizabeth  (Gray)  Vaughn,  both 
residents,  whose  marriage  intentions  were  published  at  Kittery,  Aug. 
29,  1747. 

VINCENT,  JONATHAN,  Carpenter. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  in  Capt.  Wm.  Deering's  company  of  Carpenters 
on  the  Piscataqua  River  ;  was  in  company  on  Nov.  5,  1775.  Enlisted 
service  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Mattrosses, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops;  was  at  Fort  Washington,  May  26, 
1777,  and  Sept.  22,  1777. 

He  belonged  to  the  second  company  of  town  militia,  April  23, 
1757,  and  was  living  in  the  First  Parish,  in  1760. 

Married  Margery  Bray,  June  11,  1767,  at  Kittery. 

VINCENT,  THOMAS,  Private,  probably. 

Enlisted,  service  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattrosses, 
New  Hampshire  State  Troops;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  June  4,  1777, 
and  Sept.  23,  1777. 

WARREN,  CHADBURN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P. 
Hubbard's  company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec. 
81, 1776. 

Lived  at  Biddeford,  June  19,  1781,  when  he  married  Hannah 
Hodgsdon,  of  Berwick,  at  Berwick.  Lived  at  Berwick,  Nov.  26, 
1795,  when  he  married  Sally  Knight  of  Berwick,  at  Berwick.  Married 
Nancy  Harvey,  Nov.  18,  1813,  at  Berwick,  both  of  same  town. 

WEBBER,  EDWARD,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  Sergeant  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  and  served  as  private  and 
Sergeant  hi  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops.  Discharged,  Dec.  31,  1776.  Enlisted,  Feb.  13,  1777,  for 
three  years  or  the  war,  for  the  town  and  a  resident.  Served  as  a  pri- 
vate in  Capt.  J.  Donnel's  company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Con- 
tinental Infantry.  Was  reported  on  roll  of  Jan.  22,  1778,  as  sick  at 
Pumpton.  His  family  was  supplied  by  the  town  in  1777  and  1778. 
Deserted,  May  1,  1778.  Lived  in  the  First  Parish  in  1760. 


195 

WEEKS,  ABRAHAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  was  in  com- 
pany Nov.  1,  1775.  Enlisted  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of 
Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  near  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  but  did  not  pass  muster  March  22,  1776;  abode  at  Kittery. 
Enlisted  in  July,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J.  Arnold's 
company  of  Col.  J.  Wingate's  regiment,  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops  ;  service  around  Ticonderoga,  in  the  Northern  army.  Prob- 
ably discharged  in  December,  1776.  Enlisted,  Feb.  13,  1777,  for 
three  years,  for  the  town,  also  a  resident ;  served  as  a  private  in  Cap- 
tains S.  Darby's  and  J.  Alden's  companies  in  the  Second  Massachu- 
setts Continental  Infantry  ;  with  his  company  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan. 
25,  1778.  Discharged,  Jan.  21,  1780,  from  Capt.  L.  Bailey's  com- 
pany of  same  regiment.  Enlisted  in  1780,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan  or  Washington  on  April  18,  1780. 
Enlisted  on  the  privateer  ship  "Franklin,"  Capt.  Allen  Hallet,  and 
was  on  her  June  20,  1781.  Enlisted,  April  10,  1782,  for  three 
years  for  the  town,  and  received  at  Wells,  Mass.,  ninety  pounds,  May 
20,  1782,  for  so  enlisting.  Served  as  a  private  in  companies  of 
Captains  M.  Chambers  and  Benjamin  Pike  in  the  Sixth  Massachu- 
setts Continental  Infantry  to  Jan.  1,  1783. 

His  family  was  supplied  by  the  town,  1777  to  1780. 

WEEKS,  ELIHU,  Private. 

Enlisted,  service  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of 
Field  Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  on  pay  roll  from  Sept. 
2,  1776,  to  Jan.  7,  1777  ;  resident  of  the  town.  The  company  was 
attached  to  Col.  P.  Long's  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops 
before  this  time.  The  regiment  was  ordered  to  Ticonderoga  and  he 
refused  to  march  with  it  in  February,  1777. 

He  belonged  to  the  second  company  of  the  town's  militia,  April 
20,  1757,  and  lived  in  the  First  Parish  in  1760. 

WEEKS,  JOHN,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops ;  discharged, 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P. 
Hubbard's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  promoted  to  Cor- 
poral June  1,  1776,  and  was  in  company  to  Sept.  1,  1776. 


196 

Born,  April  8,  1753,  at  Kittery;  son  of  Joseph  and  Joanna 
Weeks.  Married  Arabella  Deering,  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Kittery ; 
both  were  residents.  Lived  in  the  First  Parish  in  1780. 

WEEKS,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Sept.  4,  1777,  for  three  years  for  Marlboro,  Mass. ; 
residence,  Kittery  ;  served  as  a  private  in  Col.  David  Henley's  regi- 
ment in  the  Army  ;  deserted,  Jan.  13,  1778. 

Belonged  to  the  second  company  of  town  militia,  April  20, 1757. 

Lived  in  the  First  Parish  in  1760. 

WEEKS,  MARK,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775. 

His  marriage  intentions  to  Lucy  No  well,  of  York,  published  at 
Kittery,  April  10,  1773,  where  he  lived. 

WEEKS,  PELETIAH,  Corporal. 

Enlisted  in  1775  ;  served  as  Corporal  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  com- 
pany of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  Was  at  Fort 
Washington  Nov.  5,  1775,  also  Feb.  16,  1776.  Mustered,  March 
22,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Field 
Artillery,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  abode  Kittery,  and  thirty- 
four  years  old ;  stationed  near  Portsmouth,  N.  H. ;  was  in  company 
April  1,  1776.  Enlisted,  July  15,  1776,  as  a  seaman  on  the  Conti- 
nental frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson ;  was  five  feet  ten 
inches  tall,  dark  complexion,  an  American.  Probably  served  on  her 
one  month.  Enlisted  again  in  August,  1776,  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's 
company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at 
Fort  Sullivan  Sept.  22,  1777  ;  served  from  August,  1776.  Enlisted 
or  drafted,  April  6,  1778,  and  served  in  Capt.  E.  Preble's  company 
of  Col.  J.  Gerrish's  regiment,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Dis- 
charged July  3,  1778. 

Living  at  Kittery  in  1821,  a  shipwright,  seventy-five  years  old. 
Pensioned,  July  2,  1823,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for  services  as 
private  in  the  New  Hampshire  Line.  Died,  May  26,  1827,  in  York 
County,  Me.,  aged  eighty -one  years. 

WEEKS,  SAMUEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  served  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of 
Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was  at  Fort  Washington, 


197 

Nov.  5,  1775,  also  on  Feb.  16,  1776.  Enlisted,  Feb.  18,  1776,  for 
one  year ;  served  as  private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the 
Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry.  Was  sick  in  General  Hospital, 
Dec.  8,  1776. 

Baptized,  Nov.  10,  1751,  in  the  Third  Parish,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  Weeks. 

WEEKS,  SAMUEL,  JR.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  for  the  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Dis- 
charged Nov.  13,  1776.  Enlisted,  Nov.  19,  1776,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  in  Col.  P.  Long's  Regiment, 
of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops.  He  lived  in  Kittery,  and,  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1777,  he  refused  to  march  to  Ticonderoga  with  his  regiment. 
Enlisted,  June  14, 1777,  for  one  year,  as  a  seaman,  on  the  Continental 
frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson  ;  resident  of  the  town  ;  five 
feet  ten  and  a  half  inches  tall,  light  hair  and  complexion  ;  an  Ameri- 
can ;  not  on  her  Jan.  22,  1778. 

Born,  Dec.  9,  1756,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Joseph  and  Joanna  Weeks. 

WELCH,  DAVID,  Private. 

Enlisted,  April  23,  1781,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Deering's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops. 
Was  in  one  of  the  forts  on  the  river,  June  25,  1781. 

David,  Jr.,  married  Sarah  Berry,  Aug.  10,  1779,  both  of  Kittery. 

WELCH,  THOMAS,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months'  service,  for 
the  town  and  a  resident;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's 
company  of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State 
Troops,  in  Rhode  Island. 

WELCH,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  T. 
Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of  the  Colonies ; 
resident  of  the  town  ;  was  in  company,  Nov.  28,  1775,  at  Camp 
No.  1,  Cambridge.  Discharged,  Dec.  31,  1775,  and  on  Jan.  12, 
1776,  enlisted  for  one  year,  as  private  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company 
of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops ;  was  twenty-one  years 
old  and  lived  at  Kittery ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Feb.  12,  and  his  name 
was  on  the  pay  roll  of  March  18,  1776. 


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He  said,  in  1818,  he  served  a  year  in  this  company  and  was  dis- 
charged from  Fort  Sullivan ;  was  living  at  Eliot,  and  sixty-five  years 
old,  a  shipwright,  and  was  pensioned  for  this  New  Hampshire 
service,  in  1818. 

Married  Anna  Remick,  daughter  of  Ichabod  Remick  of  Kittery, 
June  29,  1780,  in  the  town  ;  they  lived  in  that  part  of  the  town  now 
called  South  Eliot,  near  the  No.  7  School-house ;  had  four  children. 
He  died,  July  27,  1832,  at  Eliot,  and  his  gravestone  is  near  the 
above  house.  His  widow  Anna  was  living  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  in 
1848,  aged  eighty-six  years,  with  her  daughter  Louisa,  wife  of 
Phineas  Taylor.  She  was  pensioned  from  March  4,  1836.  Died, 
Sept.  22,  1844. 

WENTWORTH,  ANDREW  P.,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  10,  1779,  for  nine  mouths'  service 
in  the  Army,  for  the  town  of  Pepperellboro  (now  Saco),  from  the 
time  he  arrived  at  Springfield,  Mass.  (Aug.  22,  1779)  ;  was  eighteen 
years  old,  five  feet  three  inches  tall,  and  dark  complexion  ;  served  in 
the  Second  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  in  Captain  Derby's 
company. 

He  was  born  at  Kittery  Dec.  2,  1761,  son  of  Capt.  John  Went- 
worth,  before  mentioned,  and  Hannah  Fernald,  his  wife,  and  married 
Sally  Weeks  Jan.  19,  1793,  at  Kittery.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Lieut.  Nicholas  Weeks,  before  mentioned.  Pensioned,  Nov.  29,  1818, 
of  Kittery,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a  year,  for  service  as  a  private  in  the 
Massachusetts  Line,  but  it  was  suspended  in  1820,  when  he  was  sixty 
years ,old.  He  died  June  25,  1823,  at  Kittery,  and  his  remains  lie 
on  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  grandson,  John  Wentworth,  of  Kittery, 
where  he  also  lived.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  Gen.  Mark  F.  Went- 
worth, in  the  civil  war,  1861  to  1865,  also  of  Kittery. 

WHERREN,  WILLIAM,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  8,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  regiment 
of  the  Colonies ;  was  in  the  company  Nov.  28,  1775,  at  Fort  No.  1, 
Cambridge.  Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  in 
the  same  Captain's  company,  as  a  private,  in  the  Eighteenth  Conti- 
nental Infantry ;  was  with  company  at  Fort  George  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Married  Peggy  Paul,  at  Kittery,  Feb.  22,  1781,  both  residents. 
He  died  March  31,  1816.  Peggy  Wherren  was  a  pensioner  in  1840, 


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living  at  Eliot,  aged  seventy-nine  years.  She  was  living  in  Newing- 
ton,  N.  H.,  on  Sept.  14,  1848,  aged  eighty-eight  years;  had  moved 
from  Eliot  three  years  before. 

WHITE  LOCK,  JOHN,   Corporal. 

Enlisted,  May  5,  1775,  resident  of  town,  and  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of 
th^  Colonies;  was  in  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  at  Cambridge,  Mass. 
Enlisted  in  1776  in  Capt.  T.  Sailer's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New 
Hampshire  State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Washington,  Feb.  17, 
1776.  Enlisted,  Aug.  13,  1776,  as  a  Corporal  of  Marines,  on  the 
Continental  frigate  "Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson;  he  was  five 
feet  nine  inches  tall,  and  received  seven  and  two  thirds  dollars  pel- 
month  wages.  Enlisted  in  May,  1777,  as  a  substitute  for  Robert 
Gunnison  of  Kittery,  and  served  as  a  Corporal  of  Capt.  S.  Grant's 
company  in  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops 
for  two  months  in  Rhode  Island. 

Married  Mary  Pray,  Oct.  2,  1776.  Lived  at  the  Lower  Foreside, 
so  called,  near  the  Austin  house.  She  was  living  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  in  1836.  Said  she  was  eighty-one  years  old,  and  was  mar- 
ried at  Kittery ;  that  he  served  a  year  with  Captain  Salter,  and  she 
thought  also  a  year  at  Fort  Sullivan,  both  terms  after  1777.  He 
enlisted  on  a  privateer  in  Majr,  1780  ;  was  captured  and  died  on  the 
prison  ship  "Jersey"  at  New  York  in  January,  1781.  He  had  a 
daughter  named  Sarah  Keating  Cozine  in  1838. 

WILLEY,  STEPHEN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  28,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Daniel's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was 
at  Fort  Sullivan,  Dec.  2,  1775. 

WILLEY,  WINTHROP,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  11,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E. 
Daniel's  company  above ;  was  thirty  years  old  and  his  abode  was  at 
Kittery;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Feb.  12  and  March  18,  1776.  He 
also  enlisted  later  in  war  for  the  town  of  Seabrook,  N.  H.  Enlisted 
in  November,  1776,  on  the  privateer  "Dal ton";  was  captured  on 
her  and  taken  to  England,  and  confined  in  June,  1777,  in  Mill  Prison, 
until  March  15,  1779,  when  he  was  exchanged  to  France. 

Was  a  resident  of  the  town.  He  was  sick  with  a  fever  when  he 
left  the  cartel,  April  3,  1779,  in  France. 


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WILLIAM  (a  Negro). 

Enlisted  in  1775,  in  Capt.  R.  Follett's  company  of  Artillery  ;  was 
at  Kittery  Point,  Nov.  5,  1775. 

WILLIAMS,  AMOS,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  Nov.  13,  1775,  for  one  year,  in  Cupt.  E.  Daniel's  com- 
pany of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State  Troops  ;  was  Sergeant  of 
the  company,  Dec.  2,  1775,  at  Fort  Sullivan.  Transferred  to  and 
was  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops,  at  Fort  Washington,  Feb.  17,  1776  ;  served  the  .balance 
of  his  time  in  company,  as  Sergeant.  Enlisted  or  drafted,  Aug.  14, 
1777,  and  served  in  Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company  of  Col.  J.  Storer's 
regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  ;  left  service,  Oct.  23,  1777. 

Baptized,  Aug.  26,  1756,  in  the  First  Parish  of  the  town,  son  of 
Paul  Williams.  Married  Hannah  Garland,  April  14,  1776,  at 
Kittery  ;  both  were  residents.  Resident  of  the  town  in  1781.  Pen- 
sioned, April  1,  1818,  of  Kittery,  "sixty  years  old,  at  ninety-six 
dollars  a  year,  for  service  as  private  in  New  Hampshire  Line. 
Wife,  Hannah,  sixty-five  years  old,  in  1820.  He  died,  Jan.  7,  1825, 
in  York  County,  aged  sixty-nine  years. 

WILLIAMS,  JOHN,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  and  served  as  gunner  in  Capt.  T.  Salter's  com- 
pany of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops;  was  at  Fort  Washington, 
Nov.  5,  1775;  Feb.  16,  1776;  Aug.  1,  1776;  also  May  26,  1777, 
and  Sept.  22,  1777.  He  also  enlisted,  Aug.  13, 1776,  as  Sergeant  of 
Marines,  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Raleigh,"  Capt.  T.  Thompson; 
received  eight  dollars  per  month,  was  of  dark  complexion,  an 
American. 

WILLIAMS,  RICHARD,  Mate. 

Enlisted,  service  as  a  seaman  on  the  Continental  frigate  "  Bon 
Homme  Richard,"  Capt.  Paul  Jones ;  was  in  the  fight  with  the 
"  Serapis."  Sept.  23,  1779,  and  was  wounded,  but  for  some  reason 
got  no  prize  money.  Was  master's  mate  of  the  privateer  "Dean," 
Capt.  Elisha  Hinman  ;  she  belonged  in  Massachusetts  ;  he  was  on  her 
at  Boston  in  November,  1780,  when  he  was  twenty-seven  years  old  ; 
and  of  light  complexion. 

WILSON,  AARON. 

Enlisted  in  Capt.  Wm.  Holbrook's  company  of  Col.  John  Frost's 
Regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops,  in  December,  1776,  served 
to  March,  1777,  and  was  discharged. 


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Born,  Aug.  12,  1747,  at  Kittery,  son  of. Moses  and  Elizabeth 
Wilson.  Marriage  intentions  published  at  Kittery,  April  13,  1776, 
to  Betty  Hutchings  ;  both  were  residents  of  the  town.  Married  May 
18,  1776.  She  was  living  at  Kittery  in  1837,  and  said  she  was 
seventy-eight  years  old ;  that  her  husband,  Aaron,  was  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  and  Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company,  at  Kittery 
Point,  and  that  he  also  served  eighteen  months  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's 
company  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  at  Fort  Sullivan,  in  the 
town,  in  1777  and  1778.  She  said  he  died  July  17,  1825.  She  was 
pensioned  from  May  7,  1838. 

WILSON,  DANIEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1777,  for  two  months,  for  the  town, 
and  a  resident.  Served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Grant's  company 
of  Col.  J.  Titcomb's  Regiment  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops  in 
Rhode  Island. 

Baptized,  Aug.  30,  1751,  in  the  Third  Parish,  son  of  William 
and  Edie  Wilson. 

WILSON,  ELIHU,  Sergeant. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  Corporal  of  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Dec. 
31,  1775.  Enlisted,  March  1,  1776,  as  a  private  in  Capt.  P. 
Hubbavd's  company,  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Promoted  to 
Corporal,  June  1,  1776.  Discharged  Nov.  13,  1776.  Also  enlisted 
in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops,  and  was  in  one  of  the  forts  on  the  river,  June  14, 1779,  April 
18,  1780,  April  10,  1781,  when  he  was  a  Sergeant,  also  June  25, 
1781. 

Born,  Aug.  26,  1745,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Aaron  above. 
Marriage  intentions  to  Joanna  Mitchel,  published  May  2,  1766,  at 
Kittery  ;  both  were  residents.  Marriage  intentions  to  Hannah  Weeks, 
published  Sept.  25,  1776,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were  residents. 

WILSON,  JOSEPH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  10,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  J. 
Shapleigh's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775.  Enlisted,  Jan.  17,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  P.  Hubbard's  company  of  Massachusetts  State  Troops.  His 
name  on  roll  of  company  Sept.  1,  1776.  Enlisted,  Sept.  2,  1776, 
and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  E.  Deering's  company  of  Field 
Artillery,  of  New  Hampshire  State  Troops,  near  Portsmouth.  Was 


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in  company  Dec.  7,  1776,  also  on  Jan.  7,  1777.  Enlisted  again  in 
1777,  in  Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire 
State  Troops,  and  was  at  Fort  Sullivan  Sept.  23,  1777.  He  was  also 
in  one  of  the  forts  on  the  river  June  14,  1779.  He  was  living  at 
Cornish,  Me.,  in  1818,  and  said  he  served  three  years  with  Captain 
Daniel  in  the  forts,  summer  of  1776  to  1779. 

Born  April  29,  1749,  at  Kittery,  a  brother  to  Elihu  and  Aaron, 
before  mentioned.  Marriage  intentions  to  Sarah  Hammons  published 
March  30,  1772,  at  Kittery,  both  residents.  Lived  in  the  Third 
Parish  in  1780.  Pensioned,  May  16,  1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars  a 
year,  and  it  was  continued  July  4,  1820,  when  he  was  living  at 
Cornish,  Me.,  aged  seventy-one  years,  a  farmer,  with  wife  Sally,  aged 
seventy-one  years.  He  died  July  22,  1823,  aged  seventy-four  years. 

WILSON,  MICHAEL,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  4,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut. -Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged  Nov.  22,  1780. 

WILSON,  MOSES,  Private. 

Enlisted  or  drafted,  May  7,  1780,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  T.  Bragdon's  company  of  Lieut.-Col.  J.  Prime's  battalion  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged,  Dec.  24,  1780. 

WILSON,   MOSES,  Jr.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  14,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  and  served  as  a 
private  in  Capt.  T.  Fernald's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regi- 
ment of  the  Colonies.  Re-enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  one  year,  and 
served  as  a  private  with  same  captain  in  the  Eighteenth  Continental 
Infantry.  Died  in  service  Oct.  31,  1776. 

Born,  June  19,  1751,  at  Kittery,  son  of  Joseph,  Jr.,  and  Mary 
Wilson.  Marriage  intentions  to  Abagail  Cavinea,  published  March 
9,  1774,  at  Kittery  ;  both  were  residents. 

WILSON,  RICHARD,  JR.,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Oct.  26,  1775,  on  the  brig  "  Polly,"  Capt.  J.  Mills  of  the 
New  Hampshire  State  Navy,  stationed  at  Portsmouth.  Discharged 
Nov.  23,  1775.  Enlisted,  Nov.  22,  1775,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Daniel's  company  of  Mattrosses,  New  Hampshire  State 
Troops ;  was  at  Fort  Sullivan,  Dec.  2,  1775,  also  in  March,  1776. 

Married  Polly  Fernald,  July  16,  1791,  at  Kittery;  both  were 
residents. 


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WINKLEY,  JOHN,  Carpenter. 

Enlisted  in  1775,  in  Capt.  William  Deering's  company  of  Car- 
penters, on  the  river,  and  his  name  was  on  roll  of  said  company, 
Nov.  5,  1775. 

His  name  on  the  alarm  list  of  the  third  company  of  town  militia, 
June  23,  1779  ;  also  Oct.  20,  1785.  Lived  in  the  First  Parish  in  1760, 
and  in  the  town  in  1781. 

WITH  AM,   ELIJAH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Dec.  15,  1775,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  in  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry  ; 
was  in  company,  Dec.  8,  1776,  at  Fort  G-eorge,  N.  Y.,  and  discharged 
there  Dec.  81,  1776  ;  was  in  skirmish  at  Lechmere  Point,  Cambridge, 
and  with  Indians  near  Lake  George. 

Married  Mehitabel  Home  Jan.  10,  1788,  at  Dover,  N.  H.  He 
was  pensioned  April  4, 1818,  and  was  then  living  at  Rochester,  N.  H., 
and  was  sixty-two  years  old.  Died  Nov.  11,  1825,  at  Rochester. 
His  widow  Mehitabel  was  living  in  1838,  at  Rochester,  eighty-two 
years  old.  She  said  he  belonged  to  and  enlisted  from  Kittery. 

WITHAM,  JAMES,  IST,  Private. 

Enlisted,  March  15,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S. 
Wild's  company  of  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry,  and  was 
with  his  company  at  Fort  George  on  Dec.  8,  1776.  He  re-enlisted, 
Jan.  1,  1777,  for  three  years,  probably  for  the  town  of  Harpswell, 
Me. ;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  G.  Smith's  company  of  the  First 
Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry,  in  General  Glover's  brigade,  at 
Saratoga,  Valley  Forge,  Monmouth,  and  the  Rhode  Island  campaign. 
Was  sick  at  Fishkill,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  6,  1778,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged Dec.  31,  1779.  He  then  enlisted  on  the  ship  "  Queen  of 
France  "  (probably  the  privateer  of  that  name,  of  eight  to  twelve 
guns,  and  twenty  to  forty  men,  which  hailed  from  New  Hampshire  in 
1780,  Capt.  J.  Dixey,  also  in  1782,  Capt.  J.  Tracy),  and  served  on 
her  until  the  end  of  the  war. 

Married  Olive  Black,  of  Kittery,  about  December,  1783,  when 
he  lived  at  Harpswell.  Pensioned,  April  13, 1818,  at  ninety-six  dollars 
a  year,  and  it  was  continued.  On  July  4,  1820,  he  was  living  at 
Kittery,  aged  sixty-three  years,  and  owned  a  house,  a  laborer,  with 
wife  Olive,  aged  fifty-six  years.  He  died  Dec.  2, 1833,  aged  seventy- 
seven  years,  at  Kittery.  Widow  Olive,  aged  seventy-one  years,  in 
1835,  lived  at  Kittery,  and  applied  for  State  bounty. 


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WITHAM,  JAMES,  2D,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  1,  1777,  for  the  war,  for  the  town  and  a  resident, 
and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbauk's  company  of  the 
Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry ;  was  sick  in  camp  at 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778 ;  he  deserted  Aug.  18,  1780,  from  Capt. 
J.  Means'  company  of  the  same  regiment,  when  his  residence  was  at 
Berwick;  he  returned  to  duty  Feb.  1.  1782,  and  was  doubtless  in 
the  Second  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry  until  the  end  of  the 
war,  as  a  James  Witham  who  served  in  that  regiment  was  given 
twenty  dollars  by  the  State  of  Massachusetts  under  resolves  of  March 
4  and  June  19,  1801. 

WITHAM,  JEDEDIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  July  1,  1776,  and  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Win. 
Stilson's  company  of  Col.  Isaac  "Wyman's  regiment  of  New  Hamp- 
shire State  Troops.  Service  in  the  Northern  army  around  Lake 
Champlain.  Enlisted,  March  1,  1777,  for  three  years  or  the  war,  for 
the  town  and  a  resident ;  served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  S.  Burbank's 
company  of  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Continental  Infantry ;  with 
his  company  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778.  Killed  at  the  battle  of 
Monmouth,  N.  J.,  June  28,  1778. 

Married  Hannah  Davis  of  Kittery,  about  June,  1777,  by  whom 
he  had  a  son,  who  has  descendants  living  in  the  town.  His  widow, 
Hannah,  married  twice  again,  and  in  1840  was  a  widow,  living  at 
Eliot,  Me.,  aged  eighty-six  years,  a  pensioner,  when  she  applied  for 
the  State  bounty. 

WITHAM,  MOSES,  Corporal. 

Enlisted,  May  14, 1775,  resident  of  the  town,  served  as  a  Corporal 
of  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of 
the  Colonies;  was  in  the  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  at  Camp  No.  1, 
Cambridge,  Mass. 

Private  in  the  Fourth  Company  of  Town  Militia,  in  July, 
1762. 

Married  Abigail  Hammond,  March  8,  1776,  at  Kittery,  both 
residents.  Lived  in  the  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish  in  1776, 
1782,  and  1786. 

WITHAM,  NATHAN,  Private. 

Enlisted,  Jan.  15,  1776,  for  one  year,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  S.  Wild's  company  in  the  Eighteenth  Continental  Infantry; 


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served    his  time  and  was  honorably  discharged  at  Fort  George,  in 
January,  1777. 

He  was  born  Dec.  31,  1752.  Married  Rhoda  Osgood  Sept.  20, 
1781,  at  or  near  Salisbury,  Mass.,  and  lived  near  there  until  about 
1799,  when  he  came  to  his  brother's  at  Kittery.  Was  living  at  Eliot 
in  1818,  when  he  was  pensioned  for  the  above  service.  He  joined 
the  Shakers'  colony  at  Alfred,  Me.,  and  died  Nov.  6,  1824,  at  Guil- 
ford,  N.  H.  His  widow  Rhoda  died  July  21,  1838,  at  Meredith, 
N.  H.,  aged  seventy-eight  years. 

WITH  AM,  PELETIAH,  Private. 

Enlisted,  May  3,  1775,  resident  of  the  town,  served  as  a  private 
in  Capt.  S.  Leighton's  company  of  the  Thirtieth  Foot  Regiment  of 
the  Colonies;  was  in  the  company  Oct.  28,  1775,  at  Camp  No.  1, 
Cambridge. 

Private  in  the  Fourth  Company  of  town  militia,  in  July,  1762. 

Married  Elizabeth  Nason,  Aug.  27,  1778,  at  Kittery,  both  resi- 
dents. Lived  in  the  upper  part  of  the  Second  Parish,  in  1776. 

WITHAM,  ZEBIDEE,  Private. 

Enlisted,  or  drafted,  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Shapleigh's  company,  of  Col.  J.  Storer's  Regiment,  of 
Massachusetts  State  Troops.  Discharged,  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Que- 
man's  Heights,  N.  Y. 

Married  Keziah  Witham,  Oct.  11, 1770,  at  Kittery,  both  residents. 


APPENDIX. 


Copy  of  1st  Lieut.  William  Frost's  Commission,  of   Kittery, 
Jan.  1st,   1777,  in  the  American  Army. 

IN  CONGRESS. 

The  Delegates  of  the  United  States  of  New  Hampshire,  Massa- 
chusett  Bay,  Rhode  Island,  Connecticut,  New  York,  New  Jersey, 
Pensylvania,  the  counties  of  New  Castle,  Kent  and  Sussex,  in  Dele- 
ware,  Maryland,  Virginia,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina  and  Geor- 
gia, to  WILLIAM  FROST,  Gentleman, 

We  reposing  special  Trust,  and  confidence  in  your  Patriotism, 
Valour,  Conduct  and  Fidelity,  do  by  these  Presents,  constitute  and 
appoint  you  to  be  first  Lieutenant  of  Captain  Silas  Burbank's  Com- 
pany in  the  Regiment  of  Foot  where  of  Samuel  Brewer  is  Colonel  in 
the  Army  of  the  United  States,  raised  for  the  Defence  of  American 
Liberty,  and  for  repelling  any  hostile  invasion  thereof.  You  are 
therefore  carefully  and  diligently  to  discharge  the  Duty  of  First 
Lieutenant,  by  doing  and  performing  all  manner  of  things  thereunto 
belonging.  And  we  do  strictly  charge  and  require  all  Officers  and 
Soldiers  under  your  command,  to  be  obedient  to  your  orders  as  First 
Lieutenant.  And  you  are  to  observe  and  follow  such  Orders  and 
Directions  from  Time  to  Time,  as  you  shall  receive  from  this  or  a 
future  Congress  of  the  United  States,  or  Committee  of  Congress,  for 
that  purpose  appointed,  or  Commander  in  Chief  for  the  Time  being 
of  the  Army  of  the  United  States,  or  any  other  your  superior  Officer, 
according  to  the  Rules  and  Discipline  of  War,  in  Pursuance  of  the 
Trust  reposed  in  you. 

This  commission  to  continue  in  force  until  revoked  by  this  or  a 

future  Congress. 

By  Order  of  the  Congress, 

JOHN  HANCOCK,  President. 
ATTEST  :  CHAS.  THOMSON,  Sec. 

Boston,  this  first  day  of  January,  A.  D.  1777. 

(206) 


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Copy  of  Ensign  Nicholas  Weeks  Commission,  of  Kittery,  dated 
Feb.  21st,  1776,  in  the  Massachusett  State  Service. 

COLONY  OF  THE       )     THE  MAJOR  PART  OF  THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE 
MASSACHUSETT  BAY.    (  MASSACHUSETT  BAY  IN  NEW  ENGLAND. 

To  NICHOLAS  WEEKS,  GENTLEMAN,  Greeting. 

You  being  appointed  Ensign  of  Captain  Abel  Moulton's  com- 
pany in  the  Regiment  whereof  Lemuel  Robinson  is  Colonel  raised  by 
the  Colony  to  reenforce  the  American  Army  until  the  first  day  of 
April  next. 

By  Virtue  of  the  Power  vested  in  us,  We  do  by  these  Presents 
(reposing  special  Trust  and  Confidence  in  your  Loyalty  Courage  and 
good  Conduct)  commission  you  accordingly,  You  are  therefore  care- 
fully and  diligently  to  discharge  the  Duty  of  an  Ensign  in  leading, 
ordering  and  exercising  said  company  in  Arms,  both  Inferior  Officers 
and  Soldiers,  and  to  keep  them  in  good  order  and  Discipline.  And 
they  are  hereby  commanded  to  obey  you  as  their  Ensign  and  you  are 
yourself,  to  observe  and  follow  such  Orders  and  Instructions  as  you 
shall  from  Time  to  Time  receive  from  your  Superior  Officers. 

Given  under  our  Hands  and  the  Seal  of  the  said  Colony  at 
Watertown  the  twenty  first  day  of  February,  in  the  16th  year  of  the 
Reign  of  his  Majesty  King  George  the  3d  A.  D.  1776. 

By  command  of  the  Major 
Part  of  the  Council. 

PEREZ  MORTON,  Dep.  Sec. 


Copy  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Cutts'  Commission,  of  Kittery,  in  the 
Mass.  Colonial  Army,  May  i9th,  1775. 

THE  CONGRESS  OF  THE  COLONY  OF  THE  MASSACHUSETTS  BAY, 

To  THOMAS  CUTTS,  gentleman,  Greeting. 

We  reposing  especial  Trust  and  Confidence  in  your  Courage  and 

good  Conduct,  Do  by  these  Presents,  Constitute  and  appoint  you  the 

said  THOMAS  CUTTS  to  be  Lieutenant  of  the  Foot  Company  in  the 

Regiment  of  Foot  whereof  James  Scammon,  Esq.,  is  Colonel, 


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raised  by  the  Congress  aforesaid  for  the  Defense  of  said  Colony. 
You  are,  therefore  carefully  and  diligently  to  discharge  the  Duty  of 
a  Lieutenant  in  leading,  ordering,  and  exercising  said  Company  in 
Arms,  both  Inferior  Officers  and  Soldiers,  and  to  keep  them  in  good 
Order  and  Discipline.  And  they  are  hereby  commanded  to  obey  you 
as  their  Lieutenant,  and  you  are  yourself,  to  observe  and  follow  such 
Orders  and  Instructions  as  you  shall  from  Time  to  Tune  receive  from 
the  General  and  Commander  in  Chief  of  the  Forces  raised  in  the 
Colony  aforesaid,  for  the  Defence  of  the  same,  or  any  other  your 
superior  officers,  according  to  Military  Rules  and  Discipline  in  War, 
in  Pursuance  of  the  Trust  reposed  in  you. 

By  Order  of  the  Congress, 

JOS.  WARREN,  President  P.  T. 

Dated  the  19th  of  May,  A.  D.  1775. 

SAM.  FREEMAN,  Secretary  P.  T. 


Copy  of  2d  Lieut.  Joel  Fernald's  Commission,  of  Kittery,  in 
the  Massachusetts  Militia,  Nov.  27th,  1779. 

STATE   OF  )     THE  MAJOR  PART  OF  THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE 

MASSACHUSETTS  BAY.   )          MASSACHUSETTS  BAY  IN  NEW  ENGLAND. 

To  JOEL  FERNALD,  GENT.     Greeting, 

You  being  appointed  Second  Lieutenant  of  the  Company  of 
Infantry  commanded  by  Thomas  Cutts  in  the  Second  Regiment  of 
Militia  in  the  County  of  York,  whereof  Ichabod  Goodwin  Esquire  is 
Colonel. 

By  Virtue  of  the  Power  vested  in  us,  We  do  by  these  Presents 
(reposing  special  Trust  and  Confidence  in  your  Loyalty,  Courage, 
and  good  Conduct)  Commission  you  accordingly  —  You  are  therefore 
carefully  and  diligently  to  discharge  the  Duty  of  a  Second  Lieutenant 
in  leading,  ordering  and  exercising  said  Company  in  Arms,  both 
Inferior  Officers  and  Soldiers,  and  to  keep  them  in  good  Order  and 
Dicipline.  — And  they  are  hereby  Commanded  to  obey  you  as  their 
Second  Lieutenant,  and  you  are  yourself,  to  observe  and  follow  such 
Orders  and  Instructions  as  you  shall  from  Time  to  Time  receive  from 
the  Major  Part  of  the  Council  or  your  Superior  Officers. 


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Given  under  our  Hands  and  the  Seal  of  the  said  State  at  Boston, 
the  twenty  seventh  day  of  November,  A.  D.  1779. 

By  command  of  the  Major  ) 
Part  of  the  Council        ) 

JOHN  AVERT,  Dep.  Sec. 


Copy   of  Capt.  Thomas  Thompson's   Commission,  of   Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.  in  the  American  Navy,  Oct.  10th,  1776. 

IN  CONGRESS. 

The  Delegates  of  the  United  States  of  New  Hampshire,  Massa- 
chusetts Bay,  Rhode  Island,  Connecticut,  New  York,  New  Jersey, 
Pensylvania,  the  Counties  of  New  Castle,  Kent  &  Sussex  in  Dele  ware, 
Maryland,  Virginia,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina  and  Georgia,  To 
THOMAS  THOMPSON,  Esquire. 

We  reposing  special  Trust,  and  confidence  in  your  Patriotism, 
Valour,  Conduct  and  Fidelity,  Do  by  these  Presents,  constitute  and 
appoint  you  to  be  Captain  in  the  Navy  of  the  United  States  of  North 
America,  fitted  out  for  the  defence  of  American  Liberty,  and  for 
repelling  every  hostile  invasion  thereof.  You  are  therefore  carefully 
and  diligently  to  discharge  the  Duty  of  Captain  by  doing  and  per- 
forming all  manner  of  Things  thereunto  belonging.  And  we  do 
strictly  charge  and  require  all  Officers,  Marines  and  Seamen  under 
your  command,  to  be  obedient  to  your  Orders  as  Captain.  And  you 
are  to  observe  and  follow  such  Orders  and  Directions  from  Time  to 
Time,  as  you  shall  receive  from  this  or  a  future  Congress  of  the 
United  States  or  committee  of  Congress  for  that  purpose  appointed, 
or  Commander-in-Chief  for  the  time  being  of  the  Navy  of  the 
United  States,  or  any  other  your  Superior  Officer,  according  to  the 
Rules  and  Discipline  of  War,  and  the  usage  of  the  sea  in  pursuance 
of  the  Trust  reposed  in  you.  This  commission  to  continue  in  force 
until  revoked  by  this  or  a  future  Congress. 

Dated  at  Philadelphia,  October  10th,  1776. 

By  Order  of  the  Congress, 

JOHN  HANCOCK,  President. 
Attest  CHAS.  THOMSON,  Sec. 

Number  six.     The  number  of  commission  determines  the  rank. 

JOHN  HANCOCK,  President. 


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Copy  of   Capt.    John    Foster   Williams'   Commission    in   the 
flassachusetts  Colonial  Navy,  flay  8th,  1776. 


COLONY  OP  THE       )    THE  MAJOR  PART  OF  THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE 
MASSACHUSETTS  BAY.  (          MASSACHUSETTS  BAY  IN  NEW  ENGLAND. 


To  JOHN  FOSTER  WILLIAMS,  GENT.     Greeting. 

You  being  appointed  to  take  the  command  of  the  armed  sloop 

called  the  "  Republic,"  of  the  burthen  of  tons  or  thereabouts, 

mounting carriage  guns  and  navigated  by men,  fitted  out 

at  the  expense  and  for  the  service  of  this  Colony. 

By  Virtue  of  the  Power  vested  in  us,  We  do  by  these  Presents, 
(reposing  special  Trust  and  Confidence  in  your  Loyalty,  Courage, 
and  good  Conduct)  Commission  you  accordingly,  and  give  you  the 
said  John  Foster  Williams  full  power,  with  such  persons  as  you  shall 
engage  to  your  assistance,  by  force  of  arms  to  attack,  seize  and  take 
the  ships  and  other  vessels  belonging  to  the  inhabitants  of  Great 
Britain  or  any  of  them,  with  their  tackle,  Apparel,  Furniture  and 
Ladings,  on  the  high  seas,  or  between  high  water  and  low  water 
marks,  and  to  bring  the  same  to  some  convenient  Port  in  this  Colony 
in  order  that  the  Courts,  which  have  been  or  shall  be  hereafter  ap- 
pointed to  hear  and  determine  Maritime  causes,  may  proceed  in  due 
form  to  condemn  the  said  Captures,  if  they  be  adjudged  lawful  Prize  : 
the  said  John  Foster  William  having  given  Bond  to  the  Treasurer  of 
this  Colony  with  sufficient  sureties,  that  nothing  be  done  by  the  said 
John  Foster  Williams,  or  any  of  the  Officers,  Mariners  or  Company 
of  the  said  vessel  contrary  to  or  inconsistent  with  the  usages  and  Cus- 
toms of  Nations,  and  the  instructions  that  are  or  may  be  given  to 
him  by  orders  of  the  Great  and  General  Court.  And  we  will  require 
all  our  Officers  to  give  succor  and  assistance  to  the  said  John  Foster 
Williams  in  the  Premises. 

This  Commission  to  continue  in  force  until  farther  orders. 

Given  under  our  Hands  and  the  seal  of  the  said  Colony  at  Bos- 
ton, the  8th  day  of  May  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1776. 

By  Command  of  the  Major  ) 
Part  of  the  Council.       } 

PEREZ  MORTON,  Dep.  Sec. 


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Roll  of  the  ««  Ranger." 


A  nearly  correct  roll  of  the  officers  and  crew  of  the  Continental 
ship  "•  Ranger"  when  she  sailed  on  her  first  cruise,  Nov.  1, 1777,  from 
the  Piscataqua  River,  — 

Captain  John  Paul  Jones,  U.  S.  N.,  commanding,  of  Philadel- 
phia, Penn. 

First  Lieutenant,  Thomas  Simpson,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

Second  Lieutenant,  Elijah  Hall,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

Third  Lieutenant,  Samuel  Wallingford,  of  Somersworth,  N.  H. 
(killed  April  24,  1778,  in  battle  with  the  "Drake.") 

Master,  David  Collum,  or  Cullam. 

Surgeon,  Ezra  Green,  of  Dover,  N.  H. 

Midshipmen,  Nathaniel  Fanning,  of  Salem,  Mass. ;  Arthur 
Green,  of  Kittery,  Me.  ;  Charles  Hill,  of  Barnstable,  Mass.  ;  James 
Meserve  and  Pierce  Powers,  both  of  Portsmouth. 

Captain's  Clerk,  James  George. 

Boatswain,  John  C.  Robinson,  of  Philadelphia. 

Gunner,  James  Falls,  of  Salem,  wounded  in  action  with  the 
"  Drake." 

Carpenter,  William  Hichborn,  of  Salem. 

Sailmaker,  Thomas  Lowe,  of  Boston. 

Steward,  Jacob  Walden,  of  Portsmouth. 

Chief  Quartermaster,  Nathan  Sargent,  of  Portsmouth. 

Quartermasters,  John  Dougall,  of  Boston,  killed  April  24,  1778, 
in  battle,  and  Nathaniel  Wells,  of  Portsmouth,  died  Ma}7  4,  1778, 
of  wounds  received  in  battle  with  the  "  Drake." 

Coxswain,  Thomas  Staples,  of  Kittery. 

Quarter  Gunner,  Owen  Starbuck,  of  /Nantucket,  Mass. 

Petty  officers,  seamen  and  boys  arranged  by  towns  they  lived  in  : 

RESIDENTS  OF  KITTERY,  ME. 


Stephen  Dickson,  boy. 
Caleb  Emery,  boy. 
Joseph  Fernald. 
Reuben  Hanscorn. 
Solomon  Hutchings,  seaman. 
Daniel  Jacobs. 
Thomas  Knight. 
Robert  Moore. 


Samuel  Ordiorne,  seaman. 
Daniel  Sargent. 
William  Stacy,  seaman. 
Mark  Staples,    seaman,  severely 

wounded    in    battle    with    the 

"  Drake." 
Simon  Staples. 


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RESIDENTS  (PROBABLY)  OF  BERWICK,  ME. 


Benjamin  Brackett. 
Ephraim  Grant. 
George  Grant. 
James  Ricker. 


Reuben    Ricker  (correct  resi- 
dence) . 

James  Roberts. 
John  Roberts. 


Amost  Albert. 
Charles  Ball. 
Thomas  Beck. 
John  Casey. 
William  Chandler. 
John  Colbaith. 
Nicholas  Coverly. 
Oliver  Crommett. 
Darby  Daley. 
William  Finney. 
William  Garritt. 
John  Grosvenor. 
Samuel  Holbrook. 


RESIDENTS  (PROBABLY)  OP  PORTSMOUTH,  N.  H. 

John  Holiday. 
Daniel  Jackson. 
Charles  Lament. 
Joseph  LaPlante. 
Edward  Shapley. 
Daniel  Sherburne. 
William  Shores. 
John  Walker. 
Charles  Ward. 
Eben  Watson. 

Jonathan  Wells,  seaman  (correct 
residence) . 


RESIDENTS  OF  CASTINE,  ME.   (PROBABLY). 


Francois  Andre. 
Lewis  Boutelle. 
Joseph  Brien. 


Charles  Gandreau. 
Gabriel  Gautier. 
Joseph  Mathieu. 


RESIDENTS  OF  CAPE  ANN  (PROBABLY). 

William  Bicknell.  Robert  Poor. 

John  Dolan. 

David  Sargent,  seaman,  of  Cape  Ann,  severely  wounded  in  the 
action  with  the  "  Drake." 

RESIDENTS  OF  NEW  BEDFORD,  MASS.  (PROBABLY). 


Andrew  Anderson. 
Thomas  Davis. 


Frank  Conroy. 
William  Garth. 


RESIDENTS  OF  BOSTON,  MASS.  (PROBABLY). 


Thomas  Adams. 
Edward  Boynton. 
James  Marston. 


John  Munson. 
William  Perkins. 


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RESIDENTS 

Nathan  Aldrich. 
Nelson  Aldrich. 
James  Chase. 
Reuben  Chase. 
Albert  Cogswell. 
Charles  Crampton. 
Barzilla  Folger. 
Seth  Folger. 
Stephen  Folger. 
Henry  Gardner. 
Latham  Gardner. 


OF  NANTUCKET  ISLAND  (PROBABLY)  . 

Reuben  Joy. 

Freeman  Lufkin. 

Henry  Martin. 

James  Nicholson. 

William  Nye. 

William  Roberts. 

Mathew  Starbuck,  seaman,  se- 
verely wounded  in  action  with 
the  "Drake." 

Thomas  Turner. 

Paul  Worth. 


RESIDENTS  OF  PHILADELPHIA  (PROBABLY). 


Robert  Bowers. 
Samuel  Bowers. 
John  Bettenham. 
John  Byerly. 
Jacob  Coxe. 
Mathew  Davis. 
John  Hartley. 


James  Keen. 
Lewis  Morris. 
John  Price. 
Peter  Santgrath. 
Amos  Stockham. 
Mahlon  Williams. 
Philander  Wright. 


Obadiah  Donnell,  seaman,  residence,  York,  Me. 
William  Young,  of  York,  probably. 
Theopilus  Simpson,  of  York,  probably. 
William  Allen,  of  New  Castle,  N.  H.,  probably. 
Samuel  Stark,  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  probably. 
Samuel  Locke,  of  Rye,  N.  H.,  probably. 
Abraham  Knight,  of  Nottingham,  N.  H. 
Anthony  Jeremiah,  an  Indian  of  Martha's  Vineyard  Island. 
Cato  Jones,  Negro  of  Virginia,  Scipio  Jones,  Negro  of  Virginia, 
former  slaves  of  Captain  Jones. 

One  hundred  and  twenty-nine  all  told. 

Dr.  Green,  in  his  journal,  said  a  William  Reading  died  March 
17,  1778,  and  a  Thomas  Taylor  lost  a  little  finger  in  the  action  with 
the  "  Drake,"  while  at  the  wheel ;  also  on  March  5,  1778,  that  he  took 
Joseph  Ratcliff  to  Pontolabby  and  secured  lodgings  for  him  as  he  was 
supposed  to  have  smallpox,  so  that  these  three  men  were  probably  on 
her  when  she  sailed  from  Kittery. 


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Capt.  John  Paul  Jones,  U.  S.  N.,  Chevalier  in  the  French  Navy, 
and  Admiral  in  the  Russian  Navy,  requires  no  description  from  the 
writer. 

First  Lieut.  Thomas  Simpson  was  born  Oct.  9,  1738,  son  of 
Henry  and  Mercy  (Young)  Simpson,  of  York,  Me.  Married,  first, 
Penelope  Philbrick,  March  23,  1762,  at  York.  He  was  a  sailor  and 
sea  captain,  and  removed  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  soon  after  his 
marriage.  His  wife  fell  into  the  well  near  their  house  and  was 
drowned,  shortly  before  the  Revolution,  and  he  married,  second, 
Mrs.  Martha  Barrell,  who  was  a  sister  to  Governor  John  Langdon, 
of  New  Hampshire,  also  a  signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence, 
and  member  of  the  Navy  Board  of  the  Continental  Congress.  A 
resident  of  Portsmouth. 

Lieutenant  Simpson  was  appointed  to  the  command  of  the 
"  Ranger,"  in  France  (when  Captain  Jones  left  her),  by  the  Ameri- 
can Commissioners  in  France,  and  remained  in  command  of  her  until 
her  destruction  at  Charleston,  S.  C.,  in  May,  1780,  when  he  was 
captured  by  the  British  Army ;  was  paroled  and  exchanged  soon 
after.  In  November,  1780,  he  was  appointed  to  command  the  pri- 
vateer ship  "  Alexander,"  of  Portsmouth,  and  remained  in  command 
of  her  until  end  of  the  war.  He  probably  died  soon  after  as  his 
widow,  Martha,  married  James  Sullivan,  Dec.  31,  1786,  at  Ports- 
mouth, who  was  afterwards  Governor  of  Massachusetts. 

Lieut.  Elijah  Hall  was  born  Dec.  9,  1742,  at  Raynham,  Mass., 
son  of  Phillip  and  Huldah  (Leonard)  Hall ;  he  went  to  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  when  young;  was  a  ship  builder  and  merchant;  married 
Elisabeth,  daughter  of  Col.  James  Stoodley,  of  Portsmouth.  He 
remained  on  the  "Ranger"  until  she  was  destroyed;  was  captured 
and  paroled,  but  was  not  exchanged  until  end  of  the  war.  Was 
commissioned  Naval  Officer,  Jan.  28,  1818,  of  the  port  here,  and 
held  it  until  his  death,  which  occurred  June  22,  1830,  at  Portsmouth. 

Lieut.  Samuel  Wallingford  was  the  son  of  Col.  Thomas  Walling- 
ford,  of  Somersworth,  N.  H.,  and  was  Lieutenant  of  a  company  of 
N.  H.  State  Troops  stationed  near  Portsmouth  in  1775  and  1776. 
He  left  a  widow,  and  a  son,  born  Feb.  19,  1778,  at  Somersworth, 
N.  H.,  named  George  Washington,  who  became  a  leading  lawyer  of 
Maine ;  lived  in  Kennebunk,  Me.  The  widow  of  Lieut.  Samuel, 
married  Col.  Amos  Cogswell,  of  Dover,  N.  H. 

David  Collum  was  on  her  in  fight  with  the  "  Drake,"  and  was 
promoted  to  Lieutenant  in  place  of  Wallingford,  killed,  and  was 
Second  Lieutenant  of  the  "  Ranger  "  in  1779. 


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Surgeon  Ezra  Green  was  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  and  served  in  the 
Continental  Army  as  Surgeon  from  June,  1775,  to  January,  1777- 
He  kept  a  Journal  during  his  first  cruise  on  the  "Ranger,"  which 
has  been  published;  remained  on  her  until  August,  1779,  and  then 
resigned.  Dr.  Parker,  of  Exeter,  N.  H.,  appointed  Surgeon  of  her 
then.  Surgeon  Green  was  appointed  to  the  privateer  ship  "  Alex- 
ander "in  1780,  and  made  several  cruises  on  her  out  of  Portsmouth. 
He  was  born  June  17,  1746,  at  Maiden,  Mass. ;  graduated  from 
Harvard  College  in  1765  ;  went  to  Dover  in  1767.  Married  Susanah 
Hayes  of  Dover,  Dec.  13,  1778,  and  always  lived  there,  until  he  died 
July  25,  1847,  over  101  years  old ;  was  the  oldest  living  graduate  of 
Harvard  for  many  years. 

Midshipman  Pierce  Powers,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  lost  an  arm 
in  the  action  with  H.  M.  S.  "  Drake,"  on  April  24,  1778. 

Midshipmen  Nathaniel  Fanning  and  Charles  Hill  left  the 
"  Ranger,"  in  France,  and  went  with  Captain  Jones  to  the  "Bon 
Homme  Richard,"  so  did  Boatswain  John  Calvin  Robinson  and  Car- 
penter William  Hichborn  ;  all  were  in  the  fight  with  the  British  frigate 
"  Serapis,"  and  occupied  the  same  positions  on  the  "  Richard"  that 
they  had  held  on  the  "Ranger."  They  had  all  been  with  Captain 
Jones  on  the  Continental  ships  "  Alfred  "  and  "  Providence,"  as  also 
had  Nathan  Sargent. 

Chief  Quartermaster  Nathan  Sargent  was  promoted  to  Acting 
Master  of  the  "  Ranger,"  after  the  action  with  the  "  Drake,"  but  soon 
after  left  the  "  Ranger  "  to  go  as  captain  of  a  French  privateer,  out  of 
Brest,  France,  taking  eight  other  New  Hampshire  men  with  him  by 
permission  of  Captain  Jones. 


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A  list  of  the  Officers  and  Crew  on  the  Continental  Frigate 
"  Raleigh,"  when  she  sailed  from  the  Piscataqua  River 
about  Aug.  12,  1777. 


Commander,  Thomas  Thompson,  Captain  U.  S.  N.,  of  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H. 

1st  Lieutenant,  Peter  Shores,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  joined  her 
Sept.  1,  1776  ;  salary,  $20  per  month. 

2d  Lieutenant,  Josiah  Shackford,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  Aug.  5, 
1776  ;  same  salary. 

3d  Lieutenant,  Hopley  Yeaton,  of  New  Castle,  N.  H.,  joined  Sept. 
28,  1776  ;  same  salary. 

Master,  Thomas  Manning,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  Jan.  18, 1777  ; 
salary,  $30  per  month. 

Capt.  of  Marines,  George  Jerry  Osborne,  of  Exeter,  N.  H., 
joined  Aug.  12,  1776  ;  salary,  826%  per  month. 

1st  Lieut,  of  Marines,  Stephen  Meads,  of  New  York,  joined 
Aug.  9,  1776;  salary,  $18  per  month. 

2d  Lieut,  of  Marines,  Nathaniel  Thwing,  of  Boston,  joined  Aug. 
21,  1776;  salary,  same. 

Surgeon,  John  Jackson,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  Sept.  2,  1776 ; 
salary,  $21  per  month. 

Mates,  John  Yeaton,  of  New  Castle,  joined  May  22,  1777,  and 
Robert  Curtis,  of  Kittery,  joined  June  21,  1777;  salary,  $15. 

Midshipmen,  John  Frost,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  Dec.  24,  1776  ; 
Richard  Littlefield,  joined  Feb.  3,  1777  ;  Samuel  McClintock,  Jr.,  of 
Greenland,  N.  H.,  joined  Feb.  10,  1777;  Daniel  Durgin,  of  Ports- 
mouth, joined  as  Mate,  Aug.  22,  1776,  as  Midshipman,  July  2,  1777, 
and  Daniel  Lang,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  July  15,  1777;  salary  of 
each,  $12  per  month. 

Boatswain,  William  Bray,  of  Kittery,  joined  July  15,  1776  ; 
salary,  $15  per  month. 

Gunner,  William  Cambridge,  of  England,  joined  as  Gunner's 
Mate,  July  22,  1776 ;  salary,  same. 

Carpenter,  Simeon  Fernald,  of  Kittery,  joined  July  24,  1776  ; 
salary,  same. 

Sailmaker,  Benjamin  Dam,  of  Kittery,  joined  July  14,  1777,  as 
Sailmaker's  Mate  ;  salary,  same. 


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Surgeon's  Mate,  John  Quin,  of  Kittery,  joined  June  27,  1777 ; 
same  salary,  $15. 

Captain's  Clerk,  Richard  Langdon,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  Sept. 
5,  1776  ;  same  salary. 

Armorer,  Robert  Whipple,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  Oct.  15,  1776  ; 
same  pay. 

Master-at-Arms,  Henry  Frost  Gate,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  Feb. 
3,  1777;  pay,  $10. 

Steward,  Samuel  Parcher,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  as  Seaman, 
Aug.  12,  1776 ;  Steward,  Feb.  12,  1777. 

Cooper,  Robert  Cochran,  of  New  Castle,  joined  Aug.  5,  1777 ; 
pay,  $9. 

Cook,  William  Stevens,  of  Kittery,  joined  Feb.  1,  1777;  same 

Pay- 
Coxswain,  William  Ward,  of  Portsmouth,  joined  July  22,  1776  ; 
same  pay. 

Quarter-Gunners,  William  Thresher,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted, 
Aug.  2,  1777,  as  seaman  for  one  year,  and  Robert  Heslop,  an  Eng- 
lishman, enlisted,  May  27,  1777,  as  seaman  for  one  year,  from  Priva- 
teer "  Satisfaction." 

Captain's  Steward,  Joseph  Clements,  of  York,  Me.,  enlisted, 
June  8,  1777,  for  one  year;  pay,  $8  per  month. 

Mess  Steward,  Timothy  Gleason,  of  Barrington,  N.  H.,  enlisted, 
July  11,  1777,  for  the  cruise  as  a  marine. 

Boat  Yeoman,  Mathias  Bell,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted,  July  28, 
1777,  for  one  year  as  seaman. 

Boatswain  Mates,  James  Furlong,  an  Englishman,  enlisted,  June 
23,  1777,  from  frigate  "Nelly,"  for  one  year;  Henry  Williams 
(Hendrick  Beilson),  a  Dane,  enlisted,  July  5, 1777,  for  one  year,  and 
Phillip  McCann,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted  Feb.  6,  1777  ;  pay  of  each, 
$9}£  per  month. 

Gunner's  Mate,  Francis  Little,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted,  June  15, 
1777,  for  one  year  ;  pay,  $9%  per  month. 

Gunner's  Yeoman,  Nicholas  Bouffard,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted 
Jan.  25,  1777. 

Carpenter's  Mate,  Ebenezer  Pray,  of  Kittery,  enlisted,  July  29, 
1776  ;  pay,  $10  per  month,  reduced  to  $9)£  after  Feb.  1,  1777. 

Carpenter's  Crew,  same  pay  as  seamen,  Joshua  Fernald,  of 
Kittery,  enlisted,  June  12, 1777,  as  seaman,  for  three  months  ;  James 
Claridge,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted,  June  30,  1777,  for  one  year; 
Peter  Kennistone,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted  Feb.  8,  1777;  John  Carr 


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Roberts,  of  Somersworth,  N.  H.,  enlisted,  June  17,  1777,  for  one 
year;  George  Spinney,  of  Kittery,  enlisted,  June  20,  1777,  for  one 
year,  and  Timothy  Watson,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted  in  August,  1777, 
for  one  year. 

Quartermasters,  Thomas  Passmore,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted, 
July  25,  1776,  as  seaman;  Mark  Pitman,  or  Bitman,  of  Portsmouth, 
enlisted  Jan.  28,  1777  ;  John  Tanner,  an  Englishman,  enlisted,  March 
27,  1777,  for  one  year;  Peter  Meserve,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted,  June 
20,  1777, for  one  year;  Ebenezer  Stackpole,  of  Portsmouth,  enlisted, 
July  10,  1777,  for  one  year,  and  David  Brown,  of  Kittery,  enlisted, 
Aug.  8,  1777,  as  seaman,  for  one  year;  pay  of  each,  $9  per  month. 

SEAMEN,  PAY  $8  PER  MONTH. 

NAME.       RESIDENCE  OR  NATIONALITY        DATE  or  ENLISTMENT.       TEEM  OF  ENLISTING. 

Abbot,  Aaron,  York,  Me.,  April  22,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Barnham,  Samuel  W.,  Salem,  Mass.,  July  31,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Castle,  John,  Englishman,  Feb.  6,  1777. 

Chase,  Jonathan,  New  Castle,  N.  H.,  July  29,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Davidson,  David,  a  Creole,  June  23,  1777,  from  "Nelly,"  frigate,  for 

one  year. 

Everett,  Michael,  Englishman,  Jan.  28,  1777,  from  sch.  "  George." 
Ellis,  Robert,  Englishman,  Jan.  24,  1777,  from  sch.  "  George." 
Foggett,  James,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Feb.  4,  1777. 
Follett,  William,  a  Creole,  Aug.  22,  1776. 

Gerrish,  Joseph,  Portsmouth,  July  16,  1776,  as  ordinary  seaman. 
Galteau,  Peter,  Bordeaux,  France,  July  8,  1777. 
Lear,  Caesar,  a  Negro,  Portsmouth,  June  16,  1777,  for  Tobias  Lear, 

for  one  year. 

Melong,  Daniel,  July  13,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Morgan,  John,  Englishman,  Jan.  28,  1777,  from  sch.  "  George." 
Parker,  John,  Portsmouth,  Jan.  30,  1777,  for  Nutter. 
Richardson,  James,  Englishman,  Jan.  27, 1777,  from  sch.  "  George.'' 
Spenley,  John,  Englishman,  Jan.  28,  1777,  from  sch.  "  George." 
Simpson,  John,  New  Castle,  N.  H.,  July  5,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Smith,  Thomas,  Marblehead,  Mass.,  June  14,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Spencer,  Robert,  American,  Aug.  14,  1776,  for  the  cruise. 
Turkan,  John,  North  Britain,  Jan.  24,  1777,  from  sch.  "  George." 
Tibbets,  Paul,  Portsmouth,  June  25,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Watkins,  Thomas,  Englishman,  Jan.  28,  1777,  from  sch.  "George." 
Weaver,  Richard,  Englishman,  Jan.  28,  1777,  from  sch.  "  George." 


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ORDINAEY  SEAMEN,  PAY  $6%  PER  MONTH. 

NAME.       RESIDENCE  OB  NATIONALITY.       DATE  OP  ENLISTMENT.       TERM  OF  ENLISTING. 

Adams,  John,  York,  Me.,  Feb.  26,  1777. 

Adams,  Peter,  Negro,  Durham,  N.  H.,  Feb.  10,  1777. 

Ayers,  James,  Portsmouth,  Aug.  10,  1777,  as  tailor,  for  the  cruise. 

Clark,  Joseph,  Portsmouth,  Feb.  8,  1777. 

Collins,  Dodge,  African,  Worcester,  Mass.,  June  13,  1777,  for  one 

year. 

Cotton,  Joseph,  Portsmouth,  July  28,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Carr,  John,  Cape  Porpoise,  Me.,  July  9,  1777,  for  the  cruise. 
Carter,  Robert,  jr.,  Kittery,  July  10,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one  year. 
Demerrett,  Samuel,  Madbury,  N.  H.,  July  31,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for 

the  cruise. 
Furnace,  Robert,  Berwick,  Me.,  June  10,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one 

year. 
Frost,  Stephen,  Berwick,  Me.,  June  28,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one 

year. 

Gammon,  John,  American,  July  19,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Gunnison,  John,  Portsmouth,  June  26,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one 

year. 
Harrison,  William,  York,  Me.,  Aug.  1,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  the 

cruise. 

Jones,  Peter,  Englishman,  Feb.  10,  1777. 
Lynch,  Patrick,  Irishman,  Feb.  8,  1777. 
McCornel,    Samuel,    Nottingham,   N.  H.,  July    11,    1777,    for   the 

cruise. 

McDaniel,  Robert,  Barrington,  N.  H.,  July  11,  1777,  for  the  cruise. 
Murphy,  Peirce,  Arundel  (Kennebunk,  Me.),  June  25,  1777,  for  one 

year. 
Murphy,  Thomas,  Somerswortb,  N.  H.,  July  15,  1777,  as  a  marine, 

for  one  year. 
Merritt,  John,  Pleasant  River,  March  19,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one 

year. 

Nason,  Robert,  Deer  Island,  July  14,  1777,  for  the  cruise. 
Noble,  Moses,  Portsmouth,  Feb.  10,  1777,  as  a  marine. 
O'Grandy,  Daniel,  Englishman,  Dec.  21,  1776. 
Philbrook,  William,  Fox  Island,  June  30,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one 

year. 
Ponel  or  Powey,  John,  Exeter,  N.  H.,  June  23,  for  one  year. 


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NAME.       RESIDENCE  on  NATIONALITY.       DATE  or  ENLISTMENT.       TERM  OF  ENLIBTINQ. 

Redman,  Benjamin,  Portsmouth,  March  4,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one 

year. 
Rundlet,  George,  Portsmouth,  July  30,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one 

year. 

Sullivan,  James,  Irishman,  Feb.  4,  1777. 
Sweat,  Pompey,  Negro,  York,  Me.,  Jan.  30,  1777,  for  John  Sweat  of 

York. 
Scates,  Joshua,  Berwick,  Me.,  June  19,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one 

year. 

Shaw,  George,  Lee,  N.  H.,  July  31,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  the  cruise. 
Seawards,  Benjamin,  Portsmouth,  Feb.  6,  1777,  as  a  marine. 
Sloper,  John,  American,  Feb.  3,  1777,  as  corporal  of  marines. 
Snider,  Mark,  Portsmouth,  Feb.  6,  1777,  as  a  marine. 
Twombly,  Moses,  Berwick,  probably,  August,  1777,  as  a  marine. 
Williams,  Robert,  Borenton,  American,  August,  1777,  for  the  cruise. 
Worster,  Phillip,  Berwick,  Me.,  June  11,  1777,  as  a  marine,  for  one 

year. 
Walls,  John,  Portsmouth,  Feb.  6,  1777,  as  a  marine. 

BOYS,  PAY  $5  PER  MONTH. 

Baxter,  Richard,  American,  Sept.  6,  1776. 
Muncher,  Daniel,  English,  Feb.  6,  1777. 
Noble,  Reuben,  American,  Nov.  2,  1776,  for  Lieut.  Yeaton. 
Shores,  John,  Berwick,  Me.,  April  22,  1777,  as  a  marine. 
Sdney  or  Edney,  Peter,  July  11,  1777,  for  Lieut.  Shackford,  for  one 
year. 

MARINES. 

Sergeant  William  Hart,  Jr.,  Portsmouth,  Feb.  4,  1777,  pay  $8  per 

month. 
Sergeant  Simeon  Tibbetts,  Casco  Bay,  Aug.  1,  1777,  pay  $8  per 

month,  for  the  eruise. 

Corporal  John  Mills,  Portsmouth,  Feb.  4,  1777,  pay  $7^  per  month. 
Corporal  George  Rollins,  Newington,  N.  H.,  Feb.  21,  1777,  pay  $7^ 

per  month. 
Corporal  John  Scates,  Berwick,  Me.,  June  11,  1777,  pay  $7^  per 

month,  for  one  year. 
Drummer  James  Mclntire,  Portsmouth,  Feb.  4,  1777,  pay  $7)£  per 

month. 
Fifer  Theodore  Fernald,  American,  Jan.  25, 1777,  pay  $7>£  per  month. 


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PRIVATES,  PAT  $6%  PEE  MONTH. 

NAME.       RESIDENCE  OB  NATIONALITY.       DATE  OF  ENLISTMENT.       TERM  OF  ENLISTING. 

Allen,  James,  Wells,  Me.,  July  9,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Booker,  Jotham,  York,  Me.,  Aug.  1,  1777,  for  the  cruise. 

Clay,  Samuel,  Candia,  N.  H.,  Aug.  1,  1777,  for  the  cruise. 

Davis,  John,  Berwick,  Me.,  June  30,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Evans,  Wiggin,  Cheshire,  N.  H.,  July  26,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Goold,  Alexander,  Kittery,  July  10,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Gray,  Simeon,  Pownalboro,  Me.,  June  21,  1777. 

Hill,  John,  Nottingham,  N.  H.,  July  22,  for  one  year. 

Hohn,  George,  Portsmouth,  July  3,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Knight,  William,  Nottingham,  N.  H.,  July  26,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Libby,  John,  Portsmouth,  (Kittery),  July  4,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Loud,  George,  Portsmouth,  June  26,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Mendum,  William,  Kittery,  June  9,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Mills,  John,  2d,  Portsmouth,  Feb.  4,  1777. 

McCoy,  John,  Nottingham,  N.  H.,  July  12,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Nelson,  Mark,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  July  16,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Parcher,  George,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Feb.  1,  1777. 

Rankins,  G.  Andrew,  York,  Me.,  Aug.  1,  1777  (in  room  of  Davis), 

for  the  cruise. 

Rundlet,  Satchewell,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  June  30,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Smith,  Daniel,  Berwick,  Me.,  June  30,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Tina,  David,  York,  Me.,  Aug.  1,  1777,  for  the  cruise. 
Tibbetts,  Ichabod,  Wolfboro,  N.  H.,  March  80,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Wedgwood,  Jesse,  Newmarket,  N.  H.,  June  26,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Whitehouse,  Ebenezer,  Somersworth,  N.  H.,  June  3,  1777,  for  one 

year. 

Worster,  Benjamin,  Berwick,  Me.,  June  11,  1777,  for  one  year. 
Worthem,  Isaac,  Candia,  N.  H.,  Aug.  1,  1777,  for  one  year. 

Total,  152  all  told,  who  were  also  all  on  the  "Raleigh"  on 
Jan.  22,  1778,  at  L'Orient,  France.  The  following  list  of  men  were 
also  on  her  at  that  time,  but  their  names  are  not  on  her  shipping  list : 
they  were  probably,  however,  on  her  when  she  sailed  from  the  Piscat- 
aqua.  Seamen,  John  Adams,  2d,  Nathaniel  Allen,  George  Crump, 
Edward  Parsons,  Daniel  Stewart,  Samuel  Weyman  and  Joseph 
Whittemore.  Ordinaries,  John  Grant,  John  Harmon,  Asa  Kimbal, 
William  Lawrey,  Thomas  Laraby,  Charles  Maus  and  Richard 


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Sweeny.  Corporal  of  Marines,  Joseph  Jackson.  Boys,  William 
Bragdon  and  Edward  Wilson.  There  were  many  men  enlisted  from 
vessels  on  the  cruise  to  France,  and  also  in  France,  so  that  on  Feb. 
2,  1778,  she  had  a  total  of  228  souls  on  board. 

Capt.  Thomas  Thompson  was  appointed  to  command  the 
"  Raleigh  "  on  June  6,  1776,  by  Congress.  He  was  born  in  England, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  about  1767,  settled  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.  Married  there.  Was  a  sailor,  and  also  a  shipbuilder.  Was 
removed  from  the  command  of  the  "  Raleigh  "  in  the  summer  of  1778, 
and  returned  to  Portsmouth.  Has  descendants  living  in  that  city 
at  present.  Died  there  in  1809. 

Lieut.  Josiah  Shackford  was  a  son  of  Josiah  Shackford,  who 
lived  at  Portsmouth.  Lieut.  Josiah  married  Deborah  Marshall,  of 
Portsmouth,  a  step-sister.  He  probably  remained  on  the  "  Raleigh" 
until  her  capture,  in  1778.  He  was  a  sea  captain,  and  sailed  ships 
out  of  New  York  for  many  years.  At  one  time  he  sailed  a  sloop  of 
fifteen  tons  from  Bordeaux,  France,  to  Surinam,  South  America, 
alone.  He  wished  his  wife  to  move  to  New  York,  but  she  refused  to 
leave  Portsmouth,  and  for  several  years  she  did  not  hear  from  him, 
when  he  returned  suddenly  to  Portsmouth,  put  up  at  the  hotel,  took 
tea  with  his  wife,  and  left  the  town  next  morning,  never  to  return. 
He  was  next  heard  of  in  Ohio,  where  he  founded  the  present  city  of 
Portsmouth,  in  that  State ;  became  quite  wealthy,  and  died  there 
when  he  was  over  eighty  years  old. 

Lieut.  Hopley  Yeaton  was  born  in  1730,  at  New  Castle,  N.  H. 
He  was  a  sailor  and  sea  captain.  Was  a  leader  of  the  Sons  of  Lib- 
erty, at  Portsmouth  in  1775-76.  Remained  on  the  "  Raleigh"  until 
her  capture,  Sept.  28,  1778.  Soon  after  he  was  assigned  to  the 
Continental  frigate  "La  Hague"  (or  "Dean"),  and  was  on  her  in 
1779  and  1780.  He  was  commissioned  by  President  Washington,  on 
March  21,  1791,  a  Captain  in  the  United  States  revenue  cutter  ser- 
vice, and  commanded  the  cutter  "  Scammel,"  the  first  one  built  under 
the  United  States.  She  was  stationed  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and 
patroled  the  New  Hampshire  and  Maine  coasts.  He  resigned  from 
the  service  Sept.  30, 1809,  and  moved  to  Lubec,  Me.,  where  he  died 
in  May,  1812,  and  was  buried  there. 

Master  Thomas  Manning  was  a  sea  captain  out  of  the  river  for 
many  years.  Married  a  Purcel,  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 


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Captain  of  Marines  George  Jerry  Osborne  was  a  school-teacher 
at  Portsmouth  for  several  years  before  the  Kevolution,  and  raised  a 
company  of  artillery  at  Portsmouth  in  1775,  of  which  he  was  Captain. 
It  was  stationed  near  Portsmouth  in  1775  and  1776.  Married  Olive, 
daughter  of  Capt.  Thomas  and  Dorothy  Pickering  of  Portsmouth, 
and  he  lived  at  Portsmouth  after  marriage. 

Midshipman  John  Frost  remained  on  the  "  Raleigh  "  until  her 
capture.  Was  Second  Lieutenant  of  the  privateer  ship  "  Jason," 
Capt.  J.  Manly,  June  2,  1779  ;  was  captured  on  her  Sept.  30,  1779. 
Was  commissioned  Captain  of  the  privateer  cutter  "  Swift,"  of 
Massachusetts,  in  February,  1783. 

Midshipman  Samuel  McClintock  was  a  son  of  the  Rev.  Samuel 
McClintock  and  wife  Mary  Montgomery,  of  Greenland,  N.  H.  He 
was  promoted  to  Lieutenant  in  the  navy,  and  was  lost  at  sea. 


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